It is obvious that truth in general depends on both language and extra-linguistic fact. From LearnThat.org. [Willard Van Orman Quine, Source: Two Dogmas of Empiricism by Willard Van Orman Quine]
What she lacks in linguistic capability, she more than amply makes up in character and values. From Wordnik.com. [First on the Ticker: Palin will not run for re-election] Reference
Learning Spanish will give you this kind of linguistic grounding. From Wordnik.com. [The Advantages of Learning Spanish as a Second Language « Esl Articles « Articles « Literacy News] Reference
linguistic behavior. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
linguistic theory. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Robert Jordan (Wheel of Time) was really impressive in linguistic department. From Wordnik.com. [Klaatu Barada Nicto...] Reference
Still found among the innovators of certain linguistic areas is 2000 Laureate, Gao. From Wordnik.com. [The Nobel Prize in Literature] Reference
You ground your argument in linguistic logic, and the only refutation is pedantry. From Wordnik.com. [Singular “they” and the many reasons why it’s correct « Motivated Grammar] Reference
Moreover, freedom is also probably linked to certain linguistic and conceptual patterns. From Wordnik.com. [Camilo José Cela - Nobel Lecture] Reference
As for linguists, I only mean that we, as common people, share certain linguistic conventions. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Judging a Person Based on a Single Forwarded Personal E-Mail] Reference
You know that the further you go in linguistic study the finer the distinctions become between the synonyms. From Wordnik.com. [The Freedom of the Seas] Reference
This attitude makes linguistic sense, as the Chinese word for "crisis," weiji, contains characters from the words for both "danger" and "opportunity.". From Wordnik.com. [Julian Baird Gewirtz: Chinese Youth and the Economic Crisis] Reference
Canadian studies do very little to encourage a mutual understanding of the separate attitudes, aspirations and interests of our two main linguistic communities. From Wordnik.com. [A Success Story in Education] Reference
Because linguistics is only indirectly applicable to language teaching, changes in linguistic theory or arguments amongst linguists should not disturb language teachers. From Wordnik.com. [X is for X-bar Theory « An A-Z of ELT] Reference
Only "reading," rather than any properly critical — in linguistic terms, grammatical — investigation, is "a negative process in which the grammatical cognition is undone". From Wordnik.com. [Seeing Is Reading] Reference
We called her linguistic peculiarities 'Molly-isms.'. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-01-28] Reference
= This is a test of a certain type of inventiveness, namely linguistic invention. From Wordnik.com. [The Science of Human Nature A Psychology for Beginners] Reference
(Africa) calls the linguistic family 'Ewe' (Ewhe, or properly Whegbe), after a small section of the country, Dahome, Whydah, &c. From Wordnik.com. [To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative] Reference
They have a curious language and marriage rule which is called linguistic exogamy: you must marry someone who speaks a different language. From Wordnik.com. [Palestine Blogs aggregator] Reference
OntoSem is Hakia's repository of concept relations, in other words, a linguistic database where words are categorized into the various "senses" they convey. From Wordnik.com. [Search Engine Journal] Reference
Matching communication styles, known as linguistic mimicry, is easy to spot when two people belong to the same in-group, or when they're on the same wavelength. From Wordnik.com. [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference
High (South) and Low (North) German, and which itself might almost be called a linguistic compromise -- namely, the Thuringian, and more especially in its Meissen form. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 101, May, 1876] Reference
That type of spin is known as the linguistic meaning of self-righteousness and b.s. in general, and heaven forfend if very many among the public acknowledge it for what it is. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
That is some heavy kind of linguistic mind game, dude. From Wordnik.com. [Hey, Deron | clusterflock] Reference
Johnson's target in this book includes much more than semantic, i.e. linguistic, meaning. From Wordnik.com. [Four New Psychology and Philosophy Books] Reference
His definition relies on characteristics, such as linguistic, ethnic, and racial affiliation. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » On Patriotism] Reference
I'm willing to settle for style as irretrievably "linguistic," a writer's artful way with words. From Wordnik.com. [Translated Texts] Reference
I believe there was a British author who predicted this kind of linguistic manipulation some time ago!. From Wordnik.com. [Tablet on Newman and Abortion] Reference
I like the cover, but I feel the linguistic part is missing from it, except for the word "linguistic", of course. From Wordnik.com. [Entrepreneurial Linguist Site: Live] Reference
And limiting or editing for some kind of linguistic conformity, along with content and/or style, is just censorship. From Wordnik.com. [OpEdNews - Diary: The Anger Hate Continuum] Reference
It feels so good, like a kind of linguistic tikkun olam: helping to make the world or at least the author's vision of it whole. From Wordnik.com. [Editing kvelling & Phoebe Amelia Blair] Reference
If a name fits the kind of linguistic formula or pattern that you want, how much do you worry who else has used it, or worse yet, trademarked it?. From Wordnik.com. [Names] Reference
And so a kind of linguistic arrogance is the result, which means that since we don't have the local lingo, we can't penetrate local cultures on our own. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 24, 2001] Reference
On the other hand, it is the EU not some kind of linguistic labyrinth?. From Wordnik.com. [EurActiv.com] Reference
Rather, the confusion results from a kind of linguistic short-circuiting through phonetic association. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol X No 1] Reference
It's a kind of linguistic silly string - and in that, hardly unknown among ordinary people just talking. From Wordnik.com. [The New Republic - All Feed] Reference
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