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LinguisticsBroadly conceived, linguistics is the study of human language, and a linguist is someone who engages in this study. The study of linguistics can be thought of along three major axes, the endpoints of which are described below: Synchronic and diachronic Sy Linguistic typologyTypology is the classification of languages by grammatical features. Typological classification contrasts with the more familiar genetic classification of languages into families that share an ancestor language (see historical linguistics). A genetic clas Linguistic imperialismLinguistic imperialism often seen as an aspect of cultural imperialism, has since the early 1990s attracted the attention of scholars in the field of English applied linguistics, particularly since the publication of Robert Phillipson's influential book L Linguistic relativismLinguistic relativism is the principle that language is tied to the perceptions of the language user. This principle is fleshed out into the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis. See also relativism. Linguistics and the Book of MormonLinguistic analysis is an important part of a critical look at the Book of Mormon to determine its validity as an ancient text. Many people, most notably members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, believe the Book of Mormon to be a 19th c Linguistic rules based methodsMachine translation can use a method based on linguistic rules, which means that words will be translated in a linguistic way — the most suitable (orally speaking) words of the target language will replace the ones in the source language. Linguistic Imperialism Linguistic universal Linguistic protectionism Linguistic determinism Linguistic human rights Linguistic issues concerning the Euro