Meanings
nouncontrastive linguistics (uncountable)
- uncountablehuman sciencesAn applied linguistic approach focused on delineating the distinctions and similarities between two languages.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 對比語言學 /对比语言学
- 對比語言學 /对比语言学Translations
Hindi व्यतिरेकी भाषाविज्ञान
- व्यतिरेकी भाषाविज्ञान (vyatirekī bhāṣāvijñān)Translations
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