Question 102
HardOriginal questionChoose the one word for: the scientific study of language.
Show the answer and explanation
CorrectNot quiteAnswer C
Correct answer: C
Explanation
Linguistics is the scientific study of language.
Worth noting
Phonetics studies only speech sounds, and lexicography the making of dictionaries.
- Concept
- One word for a phrase: "linguistics"
- Typical timeTypical
- 30 s
- Your timeYours
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