How to say "linguistic" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 語学的ごがくてきna-adjectiveCovers the sense 'relating to language or linguistics', but it is a less common way to say 'linguistic' and is often not the word you want; 言語学的 is usually the safer choice for the scholarly sense.
- 言語学的げんごがくてきna-adjectiveMeans 'linguistic' in the technical sense 'relating to the study of language (linguistics)', as in linguistic analysis or a linguistic approach. Though less common overall, this is the natural term for that academic sense.
For the scholarly sense 'relating to linguistics' prefer 言語学的; 語学的 also renders 'linguistic' but is less common, so use it mainly when it is the established collocation.
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