Språkliga

Språkliga is a Swedish adjective meaning linguistic or language-related. It describes things connected with language, the study of language (linguistics), or the use of language. The form språkliga is used when the noun it modifies is plural.

In Swedish, adjectives inflect for number and definiteness. The base form is språklig (singular). The neuter singular is språkligt, and the plural form is språkliga. Examples: en språklig fråga (a linguistic issue), språkliga variationer (linguistic variations), språkliga regler (language rules). In definite plural constructions, the same plural form språkliga can appear before the definite noun: de språkliga reglerna.

Usage-wise, språkliga commonly appears in academic, educational, and media contexts. It is used to discuss theoretical frameworks in linguistics, empirical findings about language, and sociolinguistic topics such as multilingualism, dialects, and language policy. The term emphasizes language as a phenomenon or field of study rather than naming a specific language.

Relation to related terms: språklig is the base form for the singular, while språk denotes the language itself (e.g., svenska språket for the Swedish language). Språkliga can modify a wide range of plural nouns, including språkliga teorier (linguistic theories), språkliga data (linguistic data), and språkliga fenomen (linguistic phenomena).

Etymology: språklig is formed from språ(k) meaning language, with the suffix -lig, which yields “having the quality of” or “characteristic of.” The word is a standard part of contemporary Swedish vocabulary for discussing language and linguistics.