linguistic performance | (linguistics) a speaker's actual use of language in real situations, what the speaker actually says, including grammatical errors and other non-linguistic features such as hesitations and other disfluencies (contrasted with linguistic competence) |
linguistic competence | (linguistics) a speaker's implicit, internalized knowledge of the rules of their language (contrasted with linguistic performance) |
brilliance genius | unusual mental ability |
flair genius | a natural talent, he has a flair for mathematics, he has a genius for interior decorating |
genius wizardry | exceptional creative ability |
linguistic process language | the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication, he didn't have the language to express his feelings |
dialect geography linguistic geography | the study of the geographical distribution of linguistic features |
language linguistic communication | a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols, he taught foreign languages, the language introduced is standard throughout the text, the speed with which a program can be executed depends on the language in which it is written |
language unit linguistic unit | one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed |
context linguistic context context of use | discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation |
dialect atlas linguistic atlas | an atlas showing the distribution of distinctive linguistic features |
linguistic profiling | using speech characteristics or dialect to identify a speaker's race or religion or social class |
string of words word string linguistic string | a linear sequence of words as spoken or written |
rule linguistic rule | (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice |
universal linguistic universal | (linguistics) a grammatical rule (or other linguistic feature) that is found in all languages |
genius loci | the guardian spirit of a place |
f ace adept champion sensation maven mavin virtuoso genius hotshot star superstar whiz whizz wizard wiza | someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field |
genius mastermind brain brainiac Einstein | someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality, Mozart was a child genius, he's smart but he's no Einstein |
linguist linguistic scientist | a specialist in linguistics |
linguistic process | a process involved in human language |
linguistic relation | a relation between linguistic forms or constituents |
genius loci | the special atmosphere of a place |
linguistic lingual | consisting of or related to language, linguistic behavior, a linguistic atlas, lingual diversity |
cross-linguistic | relating to different languages, cross-linguistic evidence |
linguistic | of or relating to the scientific study of language, linguistic theory |