The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
an explanation of a person's mastery of their native language
Synonym: synchronic linguistics
descriptive linguistics
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 | Panini (Indian grammarian) |
| descriptivism |
| Edward Sapir (American linguist & anthropologist) |
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- Panini (Indian grammarian)
- descriptivism
- Edward Sapir (American linguist & anthropologist)
- Linguistics (physiological psychology)
