A descriptive linguistic survey.
A sketch or account of anything in words; a portraiture or representation in language; an enumeration of the essential qualities of a thing or species.
The act or practice of recording and describing actual language usage in a given speech community, as opposed to prescription, i.e. laying down norms of language usage.
A set of characteristics by which someone or something can be recognized.
A scientific documentation of a taxon for the purpose of introducing it to science.
The act of describing; a delineation by marks or signs.
Language; tongue.
A strain in a rhyme, song, or poem; refrain; flow.
A constant or repeated line or verse; theme.
Patter; rigmarole.
The speech of a person or class of persons; form of speech; talk; utterance; manner of speaking or writing; phraseology; diction.
A national tongue (in contrast to a foreign language).