intralinguistic
- adjective
- /ˌɪntrəˈlɪŋɡwɪstɪk/
- Specialized
- Researchers focused on intralinguistic changes that occur over time within the same speech community.
Examples
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The project analyzed both intralinguistic and interlinguistic factors affecting language development.
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The study examined intralinguistic variation among different regions of the country.
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The study focused on intralinguistic variations in dialects.
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Are there any intralinguistic features that distinguish these dialects?
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Researchers focused on intralinguistic changes that occur over time within the same speech community.
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The study examined intralinguistic variation among different regions of the country.
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Are there any intralinguistic features that distinguish these dialects?
How Broad
Surface Forms
Morphology
intralinguistic = linguistic (transparent) = intra + linguistic
The prefix 'intra-' clearly indicates 'within', making the meaning 'within language' straightforward.
Etymology
Intralinguistic comes from intra- meaning 'within' and linguistic, which is from the same root as the words 'language' and 'linguist'. So, intralinguistic describes something that happens inside one language rather than 'between' different languages.