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lingual

lingual

1 6.9
Relating to language or languages
  • adjective
  • /ˈlɪŋɡwəl/
translation icon : lingüístico
  • Honestly, we're just continuing the great lingual tradition of stealing words from anywhere we like and incorporating them into the local language.
  • Audio-Lingual
  • Lingual approach

Do we have any evidence whatsoever that can point to potential lingual patterns and communication or is that impossible?

Examples

  • Do we have any evidence whatsoever that can point to potential lingual patterns and communication or is that impossible?

    Julian Dorey

  • Hinjosa's ability to re-create the inter-lingual quality of Chicano speech and his magnificent blend of humor and satire make him one of the most accomplished Chicano writers.

    Academic text (1990)

  • You must remain in a state of lingual receptivity... and imitate his sounds and meanings.

    Not of This Earth (1957)

  • It was the realization that the messages within Nas's lyrics were still just as powerful, raw, and universal without leaning on attention-grabbing lingual exploits.

    Blog text (15)

  • The teacher focused on enhancing the students' lingual abilities by incorporating various languages into the curriculum.

  • In her research, she explored several lingual differences that affect communication between cultures.

  • To improve your lingual skills, practice speaking and listening in different languages every day.

Synonyms

linguistic
vslingual
35 4.8

About language and how people use and understand it

covers language and speech broadly rather than focusing on scientific study

Compounds

audio-lingual acquisition
  • Archaic
8.2

A way of learning a language that focuses on listening, repeating, and speaking

lingual artery
  • Specialized
5.3

A blood vessel that brings blood to the underside of the tongue

lingual vein
  • Specialized
6.5

A blood vessel that carries blood from the tongue to a large vessel in the neck

Surface Forms

lingual positive

Morphology

lingual = lingua (opaque) = lingu + al

The form is built from a tongue-related classical root and '-al', but the language-related sense depends on a semantic extension that is not straightforward for most learners.

Etymology

Lingual comes from the Latin word lingua, which means 'tongue' and also 'language', and you can see the same root in bilingual and linguist. So lingual in the sense of 'relating to language' comes from the old idea of the tongue as the tool of speech.