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ˌsub-linˈguistic, a. 1. [sub- 19.] Not fully linguistic; expressed in a level below that of language.
1933L. Bloomfield Language ix. 148 These shortened forms occur in various languages; their relation to normal speech is obscure, but evidently they represent a kind of sub-linguistic communication, in which the ordinary meaning of the forms plays no part. 1956J. Whatmough Language i. 7 May ‘thought’ be not merely sub-linguistic, but also non-linguistic, or both? 1977‘A. Burgess’ Beard's Roman Women v. 108 I'm American, so there won't be any language problem. Not that there'll be any need for language. Sublinguistic activity, let's call it. 2. [sub- 5 c (b).] Of or pertaining to a sublanguage.
1976Amer. Speech 1974 XLIX. 266 The changes involved in these expressions are not sublinguistic. |