Meanings
nounapplied linguistics (uncountable)
- uncountablehuman sciencesThe interdisciplinary field of linguistics that identifies, investigates and offers solutions to language-related real-life problems.
Translations
Afrikaans toegepaste taalkunde
- toegepaste taalkundefield of linguistic study
Chinese Mandarin 應用語言學 /应用语言学
- 應用語言學 /应用语言学 (yìngyòng yǔyánxué)field of linguistic study
Finnish sovellettu kielitiede
- sovellettu kielitiedefield of linguistic study
German angewandte Linguistik
- angewandte Linguistikfield of linguistic study
Hungarian alkalmazott nyelvészet
- alkalmazott nyelvészetfield of linguistic study
Indonesian linguistik terapan
- linguistik terapanfield of linguistic study
Irish teangeolaíocht fheidhmeach
- teangeolaíocht fheidhmeachfield of linguistic study
Malay linguistik gunaan
- linguistik gunaanfield of linguistic study
Persian زبانشناسی کاربردی
- زبانشناسی کاربردی (zabân-šenâsi-ye kârbordi)field of linguistic study
Polish lingwistyka stosowana
- lingwistyka stosowanafield of linguistic study
Portuguese linguística aplicada
- linguística aplicadafield of linguistic study
Romanian lingvistică aplicată
- lingvistică aplicatăfield of linguistic study
Russian прикладна́я лингви́стика
- прикладна́я лингви́стика (prikladnája lingvístika)field of linguistic study
Swahili isimu matumizi
- isimu matumizifield of linguistic study
Cite this entry
APA
applied linguistics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/applied%20linguistics
MLA
“applied linguistics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/applied%20linguistics. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “applied linguistics,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/applied%20linguistics.
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