Language & Linguistics

Vocabulary for discussing language itself

Introducción

Como aprendiz de idiomas, entender cómo funciona el lenguaje te da una ventaja poderosa. Estas palabras te ayudan a discutir gramática, significado, discurso y la fascinante complejidad de los sistemas de comunicación humana.

Este capítulo presenta vocabulario usado en lingüística y estudios del lenguaje. Estas palabras aparecen en diccionarios, cursos de idiomas y cualquier discusión sobre cómo los idiomas funcionan, cambian y varían entre comunidades.

Temas

Todos los Vocabulario avanzado en este capítulo (26)

• bilingual Able to speak two languages fluently; relating to or involving two languages.
• multilingual Able to speak or use several languages; relating to or involving multiple lan...
• syntax The set of rules governing how words and phrases are arranged to form grammat...
• semantics The branch of linguistics concerned with the meaning of words, phrases, and s...
• pragmatics The branch of linguistics that studies how context, social norms, and speaker...
• phonetics The scientific study of the sounds of human speech, including how they are pr...
• morphology The branch of linguistics that studies the internal structure of words and ho...
• etymology The study of the origin and historical development of words, tracing how thei...
• lexicon The complete set of words and expressions in a language, or the vocabulary pa...
• dialect A regional or social variety of a language distinguished by its vocabulary, g...
• colloquial Relating to the informal language used in everyday conversation rather than i...
• jargon Specialised or technical language used by a particular profession, group, or ...
• terminology The body of specialised terms and expressions used within a particular subjec...
• connotation The emotional associations or implied meanings that a word carries beyond its...
• denotation The literal, primary, or dictionary meaning of a word, as opposed to the feel...
• nuance A subtle distinction or shade of meaning, expression, or sound that is not im...
• implicit Implied or suggested without being directly or openly stated, requiring the l...
• explicit Stated clearly and directly, leaving no room for confusion or doubt about the...
• infer To deduce or conclude something from evidence and reasoning rather than from ...
• articulate Able to express thoughts and ideas clearly, fluently, and coherently; or to e...
• eloquent Fluent, persuasive, and moving in speech or writing, able to express ideas an...
• verbose Using more words than necessary to express an idea; excessively wordy or long...
• concise Expressing much in few words; brief and clear without unnecessary detail.
• coherent Logically connected and consistent; forming a unified whole that is easy to f...
• cognate A word in one language that shares a common etymological origin with a word i...
• loanword A word adopted from one language and incorporated into another without transl...