pseudolinguistics

A form of pseudo-linguistics — Work purporting to fall under the scholarly field of linguistics but falling short of its standards; linguistic pseudo-scholarship.

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Meanings

nounpseudolinguistics (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of pseudo-linguistics.

Origin

From pseudo- + linguistics.

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APA

pseudolinguistics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudolinguistics

MLA

“pseudolinguistics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudolinguistics. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudolinguistics,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudolinguistics.

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