variants
also linguistical
as in lexical
of or relating to words or language
the age at which children begin to acquire linguistic skills
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Recent Examples of linguistic
Seemingly impossible linguistic, cultural and digital divides can be crossed when people approach each other with respect, sincerity, a touch of humor – and perhaps the aid of AI translators.
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Jianqing Chen, The Conversation, 19 Jan. 2025
That agreement would have required Ukrainian neutrality, substantial demilitarization, and the provision of cultural and linguistic rights for the Russian-speaking population of Ukraine.
—Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Jan. 2025
The results show that language models, like humans, prefer to learn some linguistic patterns over others.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 13 Jan. 2025
Our study is an example of how—sometimes—bridging that linguistic and scientific divide can benefit researchers on both sides.
—Francis Nimmo, JSTOR Daily, 9 Jan. 2025
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Jianqing Chen, The Conversation, 19 Jan. 2025
That agreement would have required Ukrainian neutrality, substantial demilitarization, and the provision of cultural and linguistic rights for the Russian-speaking population of Ukraine.
—Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Jan. 2025
The results show that language models, like humans, prefer to learn some linguistic patterns over others.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 13 Jan. 2025
Our study is an example of how—sometimes—bridging that linguistic and scientific divide can benefit researchers on both sides.
—Francis Nimmo, JSTOR Daily, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for linguistic
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Russian speakers in the experiment proved faster than English speakers at distinguishing shades that corresponded to that lexical distinction.—
Manvir Singh,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
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Practically, then, the translator reads with an eye to understanding the affordances offered by a text—to re-creating its potentialities, rather than merely offering a lexical equivalent.—
Max Norman,
The New Yorker,
7 Dec. 2024
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The verbal notice came from HHS officials in a meeting with CDC leaders, according to a federal official who was at the meeting.—
Mike Stobbe,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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Keith allegedly initially ignored verbal commands to exit the vehicle and police used bean bag rounds to subdue him, court records said.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
14 Feb. 2025
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Why would the same communicative behaviors evolve independently in whales and humans, whose last common ancestor was a shrewlike creature that lived roughly 100 million years ago?—
Cody Cottier,
Scientific American,
6 Feb. 2025
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On the same day, communicative Mercury and penetrating Pluto unite in Aquarius.—
Lisa Stardust,
refinery29.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Linguistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/linguistic. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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