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Variationist
A person who studies variation in usage among speakers of the same language
📖 Definitions of "Variationist"
noun
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A person who studies variation in usage among speakers of the same language
adjective
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Focused on synchronic or historical variation in the forms of language used
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Variationist"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| sociolinguisticsnoun | (linguistics) The study of social and cultural effects on language and vice-versa. |
| variationismnoun | (linguistics) The sociolinguistic study of variation in usage among speakers of the same language. |
| usagistnoun | (linguistics, rare) One who defines a language by usage rather than theory. |
| linguistnoun | A person skilled in languages. |
| dialectologistnoun | A person who studies regional differences in speech sounds. |
| phoneticiannoun | (linguistics) A person who specializes in the study of speech sounds and their representation by written symbols. |
| interlinguistnoun | One who studies interlinguistics. |
| distributionalismnoun | (linguistics) A general theory of language and a discovery procedure for establishing elements and structures of language based on observed usage. |
| descriptivistnoun | (linguistics) Someone who records and describes actual rules regarding language usage, or who believes that linguistic norms should be defined by usage rather than theory. |
| typologistnoun | A linguist who specializes in linguistic typology. |
| ethnolinguistnoun | A scholar of ethnolinguistics; a linguistic anthropologist who studies the language of a specific ethnic group. |
| geolinguistnoun | One who studies geolinguistics. |
| comparatistnoun | A person who carries out a comparative study, especially of language and literary works. |
| comparative linguistnoun | linguist whose field is comparative linguistics. |
| sociolinguistnoun | A person who studies sociolinguistics. |
| pragmalinguistnoun | One who studies pragmalinguistics. |
| psycholinguistnoun | A practitioner of psycholinguistics. |
| linganthnoun | (informal, countable) A linguistic anthropologist. |
| pragmatistnoun | One who acts in a practical or straightforward manner; one who is pragmatic; one who values practicality or pragmatism. |
| eurolinguistnoun | One who studies Eurolinguistics. |
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