linguisticadjacent
Linguisticadjacent is a term used in contemporary scholarly discourse to describe topics, approaches, and phenomena associated with language that lie outside the core methods and theory of traditional linguistics. The concept emphasizes the boundaries between linguistics as a formal discipline and disciplines that study language in related ways.
The phrase appears in interdisciplinary conversations among linguists, cognitive scientists, anthropologists, and computer scientists. It signals
Common areas considered linguisticadjacent include language policy and planning, sociolinguistic identity and ideology, discourse and interaction
Criticism notes that the term can obscure boundaries or blur distinctions between linguistics and its neighbors.