språkvitenskapelig

Språkvitenskapelig is an adjective in Norwegian that denotes relation to the science of language. It derives from språk (language) + vitenskap (science) with the suffix -elig, and is used to describe research, methods, or perspectives grounded in language science. In practice, the more common term for the field is lingvistikk, and speakers may prefer linguistic terms like lingvistisk or språklig for everyday or less formal contexts.

Språkvitenskapelig is often encountered in academic writing to emphasize a methodological, systematic, or scientific approach to language study, for example in phrases like språkvitenskapelig forskning or språkvitenskapelige metoder.

The scope of the term covers the same subject matter as linguistics: the description and analysis of language structure and use. Core subfields include phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics, as well as branches that examine language in social context (sosiolinguistics), language processing (psykolingvistikk, neurolinguistics), historical and typological studies, and applied areas such as computational linguistics and language education. The choice between språkvitenskapelig and linguistic terminology often depends on register and aim: språkvitenskapelig signals a scientific framing, whereas lingvistisk is standard in most contexts.