(linguistics) The scientific study of language change.

(linguistics, computer science) An interdisciplinary field dealing with the statistical and/or rule-based modeling of natural language from a computational perspective. This modeling is not limited to any particular field of linguistics.

(linguistics) Synonym of historical linguistics

(linguistics) A branch of historical linguistics that is concerned with comparing languages in order to establish their historical relatedness.

(linguistics) The study of language contact

plural of linguistic imbalance

(linguistics, informal) Any linguistic enterprise employing introspection rather than empirical methods, such as elicitation.

A spatial conception of the character or use of language or languages.

plural of linguistic terrain

(linguistics) The interdisciplinary field of linguistics that identifies, investigates and offers solutions to language-related real-life problems.