Wikipedia logo The Simple English Wikipedia has an article on: Linguistics Pronunciation IPA (key): lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks SAMPA: /lIN"gwIstIks/ Audio (US)(file) Noun Singular linguistics Plural none (uncountable) Linguistics is a science that studies languages and how language works. Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.