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descriptive linguistics

[Subentry of descriptive, linguistics₁]

Fr    linguistique descriptive, linguistique statique, linguistique synchronique

Synonym(s): static linguistics, synchronic linguistics

Antonym(s): diachronic linguistics

Related term(s): descriptivism

Source(s): Beaugrande & Dressler 1981: 21; Crystal 2003: 133; Dineen 1967: 1-2; ELL: 5111; Finch 2000: 8; Hamp 1963: 24; Hartmann & Stork 1972: 63; Lyons 1971: 42-43; Matthews 1997: 93; Nash 1968: 55; Palmatier 1972: 44; Pei & Gaynor 1954: 54

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