linguistique descriptive

Definitions of linguistique descriptive
  1. noun
    a description (at a given point in time) of a language with respect to its phonology and morphology and syntax and semantics without value judgments
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    types:
    grammaire
    the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)
    phonologie
    the study of the sound system of a given language and the analysis and classification of its phonemes
    type of:
    linguistique
    the scientific study of language
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