linguistic

Example Sentences

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Sauer therefore engaged in his first bit of linguistic legerdemain, telling the court, “ ‘Allegiance’ is what jurisdiction means.”

From Slate • Apr. 2, 2026

Rather than demonstrating that machines have achieved intelligence, the Turing Test shows that linguistic fluency is possible even in its absence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Fabian Molina, member of parliament for the Social Democrats, fears cuts to the licence fee would undermine Switzerland's "national cohesion", where all regions and linguistic communities are supposed to be treated equally.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

Kurds, while mostly Sunni, share cultural and linguistic affinities with Persians and have historically had less friction with the Iranian state than with fellow Kurds in Iraq and Turkey.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

To make this type of linguistic reasoning clear, let me give you a familiar example: the geographic origins of the English language.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond