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10 Language-to-English DictionariesLinguistic conditioning
/lɪŋˈɡwɪs.tɪk kənˈdɪʃ.ən.ɪŋ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The process by which the surrounding language environment or grammatical structures shape a speaker's cognitive patterns, perceptions, or behavioral tendencies.
"Linguistic conditioning often influences how different cultures categorize spatial relationships and colors." - 2
In sociolinguistics, the contextual or phonological constraints that determine the realization of a specific speech variant or phonetic feature.
"The phonetic realization of the vowel was shown to be heavily dependent on linguistic conditioning from adjacent sounds."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'linguistic', derived from the Latin 'lingua' (tongue, language) via French, and 'conditioning', derived from the Latin 'conditio' (agreement, terms) through psychological behaviorism. Established in 20th-century sociolinguistics and psycholinguistics, it describes how language structure and exposure shape cognitive habits and behavioral responses.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Linguistic conditioning" is said worldwide
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conditionnement linguistique
Transliteration: kɔ̃.di.sjɔn.mɑ̃ lɛ̃.ɡwis.tik
"Le conditionnement linguistique influence notre perception de la réalité."
linguistische Konditionierung
Transliteration: lɪŋɡʊˈɪstɪʃə kɔndɪtsi̯oˈniːʁʊŋ
"Linguistische Konditionierung prägt die Art und Weise, wie wir denken."
condizionamento linguistico
Transliteration: kon.di.tjo.naˈmen.to linˈɡwistiko
"Il condizionamento linguistico gioca un ruolo chiave nella comunicazione."
condicionamiento lingüístico
Transliteration: kon.di.sjo.naˈmjen.to liŋˈɡwis.ti.ko
"El condicionamiento lingüístico afecta la estructura del pensamiento."
condicionamento linguístico
Transliteration: kõ.di.si.w.naˈmẽ.tu lẽˈɡwis.ti.ku
"O condicionamento linguístico molda a nossa visão de mundo."
भाषाई अनुकूलन
Transliteration: bhashai anukoolan
"भाषाई अनुकूलन मानव संज्ञानात्मक विकास को प्रभावित करता है।"
语言条件作用
Transliteration: yǔyán tiáojiàn zuòyòng
"语言条件作用在人类认知中起着重要作用。"
언어적 조건화
Transliteration: eon-eo-jeok jogon-hwa
"언어적 조건화는 사고방식에 깊은 영향을 미칩니다."
言語的条件付け
Transliteration: gengoteki jōkenzuke
"言語的条件付けは認知プロセスにおいて重要である。"
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