linguistic form

Examples of linguistic form in a Sentence

These examples are automatically compiled from online sources to illustrate current usage. Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Recent Examples on the Web And comparing more recent historic forms of English and Sranan to get at centuries-old linguistic forms isn’t ironclad, Creanza pointed out. Cathleen O'Grady, Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for linguistic form
Noun
  • Tam argues that these speech forms are not just dialects but distinct languages, as different from one another as many of the languages spoken in Europe.
    Gina Anne Tam, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2021
  • This system frees up space for speeches to be more interesting, as seen in Sheryl Lee Ralph’s musical interpolation of the acceptance-speech form.
    Vulture, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2022
Noun
  • And so, while the two talked at and around Andy Warhol and to each other, Warhol sat with his tiny dachshund, Archie Bunker, in his lap and snapped the reporters’ pictures with his new Polaroid camera, answering direct questions with shrugs or vague monosyllables.
    Stephen Birmingham, Town & Country, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Hearing this jab of monosyllables is like being poked in the eye.
    Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2023
Noun
  • Matriarch the book is going to expand and open new possibilities for the very meaning of the term ‘matriarch’ for readers everywhere.
    Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Reselling tickets on secondary sites broke the terms and conditions put in place for the Oasis tour, a spokesperson for Live Nation and SJM told CNN.
    John Towfighi, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024

Thesaurus Entries Near linguistic form

Cite this Entry

“Linguistic form.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/linguistic%20form. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!