LINGUISTIC RULE
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Linguistic Rule.
Linguistic Rule - as a noun
(linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice
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Example Sentences
"One linguistic rule is that in English, adjectives typically come before the noun they modify."
"According to a linguistic rule, in Japanese, the verb usually comes at the end of the sentence."
"A linguistic rule states that in Spanish, nouns are gendered and can be either masculine or feminine."
"One common linguistic rule is that in Mandarin Chinese, verbs do not change according to tense or number."
"Following a linguistic rule in Italian, the position of the subject and the verb in a sentence can be interchangeable."