pseudo-linguistics en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From pseudo- + linguistics. First attested 1962 (OED). Modelled on the earlier adjective pseudolinguistic (as in "pseudolinguistic science", attested 1915).
Meanings
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(uncountable) Work purporting to fall under the scholarly field of linguistics but falling short of its standards; linguistic pseudo-scholarship.
Roy Medvedev deals with the less known but even odder pseudo-linguistics of Nikolai Marr.
Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 2 May 2004, R7
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pseudolinguistics | alternative | lexicographic |