glossophile
glossophile noun: synonym of linguaphile.
Noun
glossophile (plural glossophiles)
- Synonym of linguaphile.
- “Glossophiles” are in no way troubled by the reproduction ad infinitum of the same content, which others may find absurd. For such devotees, languages are love objects. They enjoy the associations between certain sounds and certain meanings; they appreciate diverse types of sentence structure; they...1990, Claude Hagège, translated by Sharon L. Shelly, “Languages as Love Objects”, in The Dialogic Species: A Linguistic Contribution to the Social Sciences (European Perspectives), New York, N.Y....
- The task of fantastic linguistics is to locate the glossophiles in the wider context of knowledge by questioning why and how they failed to construct the authentic objects of the modern linguistics. By virtue of their out-of-placeness they illuminate the limits of scientific discourse by blurring...2003, Shuhei Hosokawa, “Speaking in the Tongue of the Antipode: Japanese Brazilian Fantasy on the Origin of Language”, in Jeffrey Lesser, editor, Searching for Home Abroad: Japanese Brazilians and...
- Synonyms:
- linguaphile
Examples of glossophile in a sentence
- “Glossophiles” are in no way troubled by the reproduction ad infinitum of the same content, which others may find absurd.1990, Claude Hagège, translated by Sharon L. Shelly, “Languages as Love Objects”, in The Dialogic Species: A Linguistic Contribution to the...
- The task of fantastic linguistics is to locate the glossophiles in the wider context of knowledge by questioning why and how they failed to construct the authentic objects of the modern linguistics.2003, Shuhei Hosokawa, “Speaking in the Tongue of the Antipode: Japanese Brazilian Fantasy on the Origin of Language”, in Jeffrey Lesser...
- Unlike the clear glossophiles, the red-lipsticked among us will get noticed.2008, Melissa Schweiger, “Try … Red Lips”, in Sephora, the Beauty Authority: The Ultimate Guide to Makeup, Skin, and Hair from the Beauty...
Synonyms of glossophile
Forms of glossophile
| plural | glossophiles |
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Origin of glossophile
From glosso- + -phile.
Questions about glossophile
- What does glossophile mean?
- Glossophile means synonym of linguaphile.
- How do you use glossophile in a sentence?
- “Glossophiles” are in no way troubled by the reproduction ad infinitum of the same content, which others may find absurd.
- What part of speech is glossophile?
- Glossophile is a noun.
- What is the plural of glossophile?
- The plural of glossophile is glossophiles.
Words near glossophile in the dictionary
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