linguistic form

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Recent Examples of linguistic form 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
  • Hearing this jab of monosyllables is like being poked in the eye.
    Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2023
  • But where the two Stegosaurus brothers speak in Jurassic monosyllables, Stegothesaurus has the gift of a bountiful vocabulary.
    Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 22 June 2018
Noun
  • Both parties have accused each other of violating the terms – which envision the eventual withdrawal of Israeli soldiers, the full disarmament of Hamas, the deployment of an international force and a new Palestinian governing body.
    Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
  • Personal terms had not been expected to be an issue for Manchester United, but Tottenham’s salary offer was also viewed as beyond what the Old Trafford hierarchy were willing to commit to.
    Mark Critchley, New York Times, 4 July 2026

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“Linguistic form.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/linguistic%20form. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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