lin·guis·tics /lɪŋˈgwɪstɪks/
  語言學
  linguistics
  語文學
  linguistics
  語言學
  Lin·guis·tics n.  The science of languages, or of the origin, signification, and application of words; glossology.
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  linguistics
       n 1: the scientific study of language
       2: the humanistic study of language and literature [syn: philology]