microlinguistics
/ˌmʌɪkrə(ʊ)lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks/Linguistics
noun
Especially in the terminology of H. L. Smith and G. L. Trager: the branch of linguistics that deals with the analysis of specific linguistic data (e.g. grammatical or phonological phenomena), in contrast with prelinguistics and metalinguistics.
Origin
1940s. From micro- + linguistic; see quot. 1949. Compare macrolinguistics, metalinguistics, prelinguistics.
- gardener
- gardener bowerbird
- garden flat
- garden-fresh
- garden gnome
- Garden Grove
- gardenia
- gardening
- gardening leave
- garden leave
- Garden of Eden
- garden of remembrance
- garden party
- garden pea
- garden produce
- garden rocket
- garden shears
- garden snail
- garden spider
- Garden State
- garden suburb
- garden tiger
- garden-variety
- garden warbler
- garden waste