lingual
Of the tongue
Lingual means relating to the tongue or to language.
In anatomy, the lingual nerve serves the tongue; a lingual surface faces the tongue.
In linguistics, lingual describes sounds made with the tongue.
The word appears mostly in technical contexts—medical, dental, or phonetic: The lingual side of the tooth showed decay.
Oral muscle for taste
- papillaeSmall tissue protrusions
- frenulumSmall tissue fold restricting movement
- tonsilsThroat's lymphoid tissue
- uvulaSoft palate pendant
palate · pharynx · epiglottis · dorsum · mucosa
Flavor perception ability
- gustationSense of flavor
- flavorCharacteristic taste quality
- palateOral cavity ceiling
- savoryAppetizing, not sweet
sweet · sour · bitter · umami · salty · tastebud · sapid · piquant
One knowing many languages
- interlingualBetween different languages
- metalinguisticConcerning language itself
- sociolinguisticRelating to language and society
- psycholinguisticStudy of mental language processing
tongue
Oral muscle for taste
taste
Flavor perception ability
savory · sweet · sour · bitter · umami · salty · tastebud · sapid · piquant · tangy
polyglot
One knowing many languages
- interlingualBetween different languages
- metalinguisticConcerning language itself
- sociolinguisticRelating to language and society
psycholinguistic · neurolinguistic · code-switching · mother-tongue · fluency
articulation
Clear vocal expression
- phoneticsStudy of speech sounds
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
- enunciationClarity of spoken words
diction · alveolar · dental · palatal · velar · consonant · sibilant · lateral · fricative · manner
linguallabial
Relating to lips
buccal · facial · vestibular · palatal · occlusal
lingualnonlinguistic
Not involving words
extralinguistic · nonverbal · prelinguistic · paralinguistic
- lingua francaShared tongue between peoples
- linguistic isolationSeparation through unshared speech
- linguistic atlasMaps showing speech patterns
- linguistic purismResistance to language change
- linguistic diffusionTransmission of speech features
- forensic linguisticsLanguage analysis for courts
linguist, bilingual, linguistic, linguistics, multilingual, trilingual, lingua, monolingual, sublingual