A person who loves languages or the study of linguistics.
Composed of the prefix "lingui-" referring to linguistics, and the suffix "-phile" meaning to like or love.
Composed of the prefix "lingui-" referring to linguistics, and the suffix "-phile" meaning to like or love.
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A 2 year old child learns on average 9 new concepts a day. Somehow the brains of toddlers can intuit multiple abstract concepts over the course of a day. Do you remember what it was like to understand what a drain is? a lock? to sweat? to worry? to forget? glass? digestion? Linguistics explores the way people use language and its connection to the brain/cognitive development.
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