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Languages Cultures & Linguistics

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Languages Cultures & Linguistics at UCD

Language: English Studies in English
Subject area: languages
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Linguistics
Linguistics is the scientific study of language, and involves an analysis of language form, language meaning, and language in context. The earliest activities in the documentation and description of language have been attributed to the 6th century BC Indian grammarian Pāṇini, who wrote a formal description of the Sanskrit language in his Aṣṭādhyāyī.
Linguistics
This is your devoted friend, sir, the manifold linguist.
William Shakespeare, All's Well That Ends Well (1600s), Act IV, scene 3, line 262.
Linguistics
C'est de l'hebreu pour moi.
It is Hebrew to me.
Linguistics
By your own report
A linguist.
William Shakespeare, The Two Gentlemen of Verona (1590s), Act IV, scene 1, line 56.
In the marine environment human activities and other factors can result in algal blooms and habitat destruction, which may affect people's health and local communities. A common method for assessing the status of water quality is by measuring its optical properties to determine sewage impact, dissolved organic matter, sediment loads or biological activity.
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