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Anglistic

Anglistic adjective: of or relating to the English language.

Adjective

Anglistic (not comparable)

  1. (rare) Of or relating to the English language.
    • The returns will not be without political significance as bearing upon the claims of Welsh nationality, for one of the effects of the quickening of national life of Wales has been to revive the use of the vernacular to an extent which has more than counteracted the Anglistic influences at work...1890, “The Coming Census in Wales”, in The Cambrian, volume 10, number 12, T.J. Griffiths, page 366
  2. Of or relating to Anglistics.
    • In a little book which deserves to be better known in non-Scandinavian Anglistic circles, half a hundred at least may be found to occur in the Scotch dialect as spoken in the Shetlands; compare De Norröne Sprog på Shetland af Jakob Jakobsen (Köbenhavn, Prior, 1897).1906, “On some cases of Scandinavian influence in English”, in Archiv für das Studium der neueren Sprachen und Literaturen, volumes 117-118, Westermann, page 34
    • English studies are now vigorously pursued in our universities, and the childhood of Anglistic scholarship now lies definitely in the past.1930, Kemp Malone, “The Terminology of Anglistics.”, in The English Journal, volume 19, number 8, →JSTOR, page 639

Examples of Anglistic in a sentence

  • In earlier reports has been described the launching of ELH, the Anglistic journal published by the Tudor and Stuart Club of this University and edited by a group of younger alumni of the department.1936, The Johns Hopkins University Circular, number 9, page 76:
  • In order to improve the efficiency and the quality of Anglistic studies, it was decided to liquidate the provincial centres gradually for the time being, […]1959, Stanisław Helsztyński, Anglistic Studies in Poland: Historical Background, page 405:
  • Among the Anglistic scholars in Germany at the time, I received the strongest impression of the personality of Schücking and Felix Liebermann, in some measure also of Hoops and Deutschbein.1960, Essays and Studies on English Language and Literature, number 22, page 4:
  • Allen’s Anglistic study published on this side of the Atlantic (1908).1973, Romance Philology, volume 26, page 750:

Questions about Anglistic

What does Anglistic mean?
Anglistic means of or relating to the English language.
How do you use Anglistic in a sentence?
In earlier reports has been described the launching of ELH, the Anglistic journal published by the Tudor and Stuart Club of this University and edited by a group of younger alumni of the department.
What part of speech is Anglistic?
Anglistic is an adjective.

Words near Anglistic in the dictionary

  1. angling for farthings
  2. anglings
  3. Anglins
  4. Anglish
  5. Anglist
  6. Anglistic
  7. Anglistics
  8. Anglists
  9. anglo
  10. anglo concertina
  11. anglo-

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