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  • adjective Not linguistic.

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  • adjective not consisting of or related to language

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non- +‎ linguistic

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Examples

  • There is no such thing as a nonlinguistic feature of a novel, except in a metaphorical sense.

    Going Truly Global 2010

  • While the argument is appropriate for poetry, the subject of most exemplary close readings, the novel redistributes critical weight among more nonlinguistic features.

    Going Truly Global 2010

  • If they simultaneously did a nonlinguistic task like banging out rhythms they still did great.

    Lost in Translation Lera Boroditsky 2010

  • Sarcasm, irony, and figurative language in general isn't capable of being handled automatically in a lexical way (which is what my system is based on), but requires a more subtle discourse and contextual (in the nonlinguistic sense) analysis.

    On the dangers of Facebook DC 2010

  • And if you take away people's ability to use language in what should be a simple nonlinguistic task, their performance can change dramatically, sometimes making them look no smarter than rats or infants.

    Lost in Translation Lera Boroditsky 2010

  • The strategies discussed in the book include homework and practice, summarization and note taking, and use of nonlinguistic representations, among many others.

    Classroom Instruction That Works With English Language Learners « Books « Literacy News 2009

  • Nobel Peace Prize nonlinguistic representation nontoxic

    Designs on DaVinci samccoy 2009

  • Nobel Peace Prize nonlinguistic representation nontoxic

    Open To Interpretation! neochonetes 2009

  • The same pattern of results also emerged in entirely nonlinguistic tasks e.g., rating similarity between pictures.

    HOW DOES OUR LANGUAGE SHAPE THE WAY WE THINK? - By Lera Boroditsky William Harryman 2009

  • The same pattern of results also emerged in entirely nonlinguistic tasks e.g., rating similarity between pictures.

    How Does Our Language Shape The Way We Think By Lera Boroditsky William Harryman 2009

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