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🎧 Podcast 1 — Introduction

Linguistic

Adjective · /lɪŋˈɡwɪs.tɪk/

Definition
Relating to language or linguistics; of or relating to the scientific study of language; of or pertaining to the characteristics of a language or languages.
Origin
From linguist (from Latin lingua — tongue, language) + -ic (the adjectival suffix from Greek -ikos, Latin -icus, forming adjectives meaning relating to). Linguistic appeared in English in the early 19th century as the discipline of linguistics was being formalised, following the model of other academic field adjectives such as acoustic, poetic, and historic.
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🎧 Podcast 2 — Daily Use

Linguistic in Conversation

Two British speakers · Real everyday dialogue

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🌟 Podcast 3 — Prompt Engineering

Linguistic — AI Prompts

5 copyable & speakable prompt cards · Google UK English voices

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