microlinguistics

English

Etymology

From micro- +‎ linguistics.

Noun

microlinguistics (uncountable)

  1. A branch of linguistics that concerns itself with the study of language systems in the abstract, without regard to the meaning of expressions.
    Antonym: macrolinguistics

Usage notes

Not to be confused with microdialects.

Translations

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