Meaning Of The Word Descriptive linguistics

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Descriptive linguistics Meaning

Descriptive linguistics Definition
Descriptive linguistics Definition

What's The Definition Of Descriptive linguistics?

descriptive linguistics in American English
the branch of linguistics which describes the structure of a language or languages as they exist, without reference to their histories or to comparison with other languages
noun: the study of the grammar, classification, and arrangement of the features of a language at a given time, without reference to the history of the language or comparison with other languages

descriptive linguistics in British English
noun: the study of the description of the internal phonological, grammatical, and semantic structures of languages at given points in time without reference to their histories or to one another

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