taaltaalkundige
Taaltaalkundige is a term used to describe a person who studies language in a scientific and systematic way. In standard Dutch, the more common label is taalkundige, or linguist, and taaltaalkundige may be encountered as a compound form emphasizing both language as a system and language in use.
A taaltaalkundige typically researches the structure of language—such as phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics—and how language
Professional work and settings commonly include universities, research institutes, and linguistic consultancies. Taaltaalkundigen design studies, analyze
Usage notes: the term taaltaalkundige is not as standard as taalkundige, and its meaning can be ambiguous
See also: linguistics, taalkunde, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, phonetics, phonology, historical linguistics.