"armchair linguistics" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: Etymology based on the perceived image of a linguist sitting in an armchair and pondering about language phenomena rather than carrying out field work. Compare armchair general, etc. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} armchair linguistics (uncountable)
  1. (linguistics, informal) Any linguistic enterprise employing introspection rather than empirical methods, such as elicitation. Tags: informal, uncountable Categories (topical): Linguistics Derived forms: armchair linguist Translations (linguistics not based on empirical methods): диванная лингвистика (divannaja lingvistika) (Russian), fåtöljlingvistik [common-gender] (Swedish)

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