| 单词 | general linguist |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgeneral linguist general linguist n. (originally) a person having knowledge of a variety of languages; (now spec.) a student of or expert in general linguistics. ΚΠ 1784 E. Middleton Biogr. Evangelica III. 259 To be a great philosopher, mathematician, historian, or hebrician,..to be a physician, lawyer, general linguist. 1840 Penny Cycl. XVI. 217/2 He would have deserved to be mentioned among the general linguists whose attainments have from time to time astonished the world. His father..states that he was then acquainted with twenty languages. 1904 School Rev. 12 392 Precisely analogous is the dependence of the comparative linguist upon the general linguist. 2000 B. Heine & D. Nurse Afr. Langs. i. 3 We hope it will be of interest to other audiences, such as general linguists or cognitivists who know little of the African situation. < as lemmas |
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