一いっ般ぱん言げん語ご学がく

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noun

general linguistics

Academic term for the scientific study of language, covering phonetics, syntax, semantics, etc., without focusing on a specific language.

one, one radical (no.1)

般carrier, carry, all

言say, word

語word, speech, language

学study, learning, science

言げん語ご学がく
言語学 is the broader term for linguistics; 一般言語学 specifically refers to general or theoretical linguistics as opposed to applied or language-specific studies.

Compound of 一般 (general) and 言語学 (linguistics). The term is a direct translation of the Western academic concept of 'general linguistics'.