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linguist Definition

lin·guist (liŋ′gwist)

noun

  1. a specialist in linguistics
  2. loosely polyglot ()

Etymology: < L lingua (see language) + -ist

linguist Synonyms

linguist

n.

  1. Student of language

    etymologist, philologist, philologer, structuralist, structural linguist, usagist, transformationalist, transformational grammarian, phonologist, dialectician, vocabulist, glossographer, glossologist, phoneticist, phonetician, phonemist, grammatist, grammarian, lexiconist, lexicographer, philologue, linguistician, stratificationalist, stratificational grammarian, tagmemist, glottochronologist, comparativist, comparative (Indo-European) grammarian, reconstructionist, linguistic geographer, semanticist.

  2. Speaker of many languages

    polyglot, translator, polyglottist, savant, conversant, Pangloss; see also scholar 2.

linguist Usage Examples

Converse of subject

use: John, This is an argument always used by linguists.

Converse of object

  • apply: Understanding how people acquire language allows applied linguists to develop more effective ways of teaching foreign languages.
  • enable: We will provide a playback facility enabling linguists to listen to the original recordings.
  • become: I decided to become a linguist for two reasons.
  • interest: Historical linguists interested in the development of irregularity will find relatively little along those lines here.
  • include: We have lost valuable talent from almost every base and every occupational specialty, including mission-critical linguists and infantry men.
  • allow: Since the Republic of Turkey does not allow linguists to conduct field research on the language, MacKenzie was denied a research permit.

Preposition: in

mind: Re-using the Lampeter Corpus The Lampeter Corpus was designed by linguists with the research needs of linguists in mind.

Adjective modifier

  • computational: One of the goals of this meeting is to identify how computational linguists can help the writer.
  • generative: To a later paper that challenges generative linguists ' claims that we have a system of rules in our heads distilled from experience.
  • accomplished: Stories of Success The fact is that the British are often not the most accomplished linguists in Europe.
  • forensic: Action: The defense lawyer sends the text to a forensic linguist.
  • gifted: A very gifted linguist, he wrote in French.
  • proficient: Dr. Isserlin was a remarkably proficient linguist, fluent in more than ten languages.

Noun used with modifier

  • non-specialist: The great majority of the non-specialist linguists ( 68 % ) are doing Arts degrees, only 21 % Science degrees.
  • corpus: For the corpus linguist, this is not the question.
  • expert: You do not have to be an expert linguist - we offer six stages from beginners to advanced.
  • field: Toolbox: Toolbox is a data management and analysis tool for field linguists.
  • graduate: The course provides an opportunity for gifted graduate linguists to progress considerably beyond the traditional level achieved by undergraduates in modern languages.
  • specialist: We are definitely not making up for the loss of specialist linguists here.