Linguist (disambiguation)
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A linguist can be
Linguist may also refer to:
- A specialist in linguisticsLinguisticsLinguistics is the scientific study of human language. Linguistics can be broadly broken into three categories or subfields of study: language form, language meaning, and language in context....
. See List of linguists for prominent linguists in this sense - A specialist in languages, including translatorsTranslationTranslation is the communication of the meaning of a source-language text by means of an equivalent target-language text. Whereas interpreting undoubtedly antedates writing, translation began only after the appearance of written literature; there exist partial translations of the Sumerian Epic of...
, interpreterInterpretingLanguage interpretation is the facilitating of oral or sign-language communication, either simultaneously or consecutively, between users of different languages...
s, and language teachers
Linguist may also refer to:
- The Linguist ListLinguist ListThe LINGUIST List is a major online resource for the academic field of linguistics. It was founded by Anthony Aristar in early 1990 at the University of Western Australia, and is used as a reference by the National Science Foundation in the United States...
, online linguistics resource - The Linguist (magazine)The Linguist (magazine)The Linguist is the official bimonthly journal of the British Chartered Institute of Linguists. Apart from news of the Institute and Fellows it publishes articles on translation and interpreting, bilingualism and language use, alongside book reviews and current opinions. The editor is Miranda Moore...
, bimonthly magazine of the Chartered Institute of Linguists - Polyglot (person)Polyglot (person)A polyglot is someone with a high degree of proficiency in several languages. A bilingual person can speak two languages fluently, whereas a trilingual three; above that the term multilingual may be used.-Hyperpolyglot:...
, a person skilled in multiple languages