linguistic usage
collocation in Englishmeaningsoflinguisticandusage
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linguistic
adjective
uk/lɪŋˈɡwɪs.tɪk/us/lɪŋˈɡwɪs.tɪk/
connected with language or the study ...
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usage
noun
uk/ˈjuː.sɪdʒ/us/ˈjuː.sɪdʒ/
the way a particular word in a language, or a language in general, ...
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(Definition oflinguisticandusagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It is markedlinguisticusagebecause it still reflects a lack of "just saying" what we mean (and being "direct").
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Besides, written questionnaires are horribly inaccurate as a measure of actuallinguisticusage.
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Linguisticusagedid not conform to what was most convenient to the interlocutors.
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Before analysing these evolutions, it is necessary to set out thelinguisticusagewithin the beylical court.
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Changes oflinguisticusagedid not primarily correspond to modifications at the level of the personal competences of interactors.
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In daily contactslinguisticusagewas thus creating norms that transcended it.
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These patterns are said to obey statistical regularities oflinguisticusageinstead of formal linguistic rules.
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It is straightforward to identify the frequency of thelinguisticusageof ' private judgement ', but to ascertain its significance, further questions must be asked.
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Plainly we cannot grapple adequately with this issue if we see it as one concerning the proprieties oflinguisticusage.
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The focus on communication means that the participants consciously editlinguisticusage, such as local idioms of lexis, which might not be understood by the other participants.
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The less imaginative judges take ordinar ylinguisticusageto be decisive, whereas the more imaginative judges receive their guidance from the overall aspirations of the legislature.
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In phraseology, the term has taken on a more technical meaning, referring to an expression imposed by conventionalizedlinguisticusage.
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Perhaps these represent cases in which women have yet to identify with the social roles that sanction such linguistic usages.
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Hunt and other young poets were interested in dailylinguisticusageand in the natural units of speech rather than any special poetic language.
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The "regions" have been defined, it seems, on the basis of sociolinguistic criteria - generalizable patterns of cultural and political organization of linguistic usages, often based on common historical developments.
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The separate genres used by the genders at public events shows that both genders cooperate in such a way that each has access to powerful linguistic usages.
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Prescription, on the other hand, is an attempt to promote particular linguistic usages over others, often favouring a particular dialect or acrolect.
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