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cognitive linguistics

cognitive linguistics noun: an interdisciplinary branch of linguistics and cognition, combining knowledge and research from many disciplines.

Noun

cognitive linguistics (uncountable)

  1. An interdisciplinary branch of linguistics and cognition, combining knowledge and research from many disciplines.

Questions about cognitive linguistics

What does cognitive linguistics mean?
Cognitive linguistics means an interdisciplinary branch of linguistics and cognition, combining knowledge and research from many disciplines.
What part of speech is cognitive linguistics?
Cognitive linguistics is a noun.

Words near cognitive linguistics in the dictionary

  1. cognitive dissonance
  2. cognitive dissonances
  3. cognitive distortion
  4. cognitive dysfunction syndrome
  5. cognitive estrangement
  6. cognitive linguistics
  7. cognitive load
  8. cognitive loads
  9. cognitive parallax
  10. cognitive poetics
  11. cognitive psychology

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