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Lemma  descriptive linguistics 
Categoria grammaticale  N 
Lingua  inglese 
Opera  Hockett (1958) 
Sinonimi   
Rinvii  diachronic linguistics (inglese)
historical linguistics (inglese)  
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‘Descriptive linguistics’ deals with the design of the language of some community at given time, ignoring interpersonal and inter-group differences.
- Hockett (1958), a pag.321

The study of how a language works at a given time, regardless of its past history or future destiny, is called ‘descriptive’ or ‘synchronic’ linguistics.
- Hockett (1958), a pag.303

 
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