macrolinguisticadj.
/ˌmakrə(ʊ)lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk/, U.S. /ˈˌmækroʊˌlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk/ Of, belonging to, or relating to macrolinguistics.
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the mind > language > linguistics > other schools of linguistics > [adjective] > macrolinguistics or microlinguistics
microlinguistic1951
macrolinguistic1960
the mind > language > linguistics > other schools of linguistics > [adjective] > other specific branches or schools
Junian1826
neogrammarian1887
emic1954
functionalist1957
institutional1958
macrolinguistic1960
Firthian1961
stratificational1962
the world > relative properties > number > probability or statistics > [adjective] > statistical > dealing with statistics > within specific field
vital1837
biostatical1863
biostatic1869
biostatistical1899
statistical-mechanical1908
stylometric1935
macrolinguistic1960
bibliometric1969
cliometric1974
1960 K. M. Delavenay & E. Delavenay Introd. Machine Transl. 93 Macrolinguistic analysis will be brought to bear on sign/meaning combinations and not on signs alone.
1985 Eng. World-wide 6 322 Most of these [papers]..attempt to make macrolinguistic or theoretical conclusions that are drawn on the basis of pitifully small populations.
1991 Lang. in Society 20 651 The dimensions defined in this study are microlinguistic, whereas the speech-writing distinction is macrolinguistic (to use an old Bloch-Trager distinction).
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1960