r/linguistics
Founded March 2008 · Public — anyone can post
This is a community for discussions related to topics and questions about linguistics, the scientific study of human language. For common questions, please refer to the FAQs below. For those looking to deepen their appreciation for linguistics, the reading list is a list of recommended texts on areas of linguistic and language research compiled by resident experts here at Reddit.
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Tracking since Sep 16 · growth spans are the real distance between snapshots, not rounded windows. Posts/day is measured from the community’s own newest posts on Reddit, not from what Prowlo happens to crawl.
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Communities that discuss what r/linguistics discusses.
This is a community for questions and discussion about the English language, including language learning, etymologies, sociolinguistics, accents/regional differences, the history of the language, and how the language continues to evolve.
A community for anybody interested in learning other languages. Whether you are just starting, a polyglot or a language nerd, this is the place for you!
This is for people to discuss the languages they are learning and any difficulty in learning them. It is also to help others learn those languages. (If you are bilingual/multilingual, please stay on this subreddit to help anybody learning your language).
This sub will focus on theory, careers, and applications of NLP (Natural Language Processing), which includes anything from Regex & Text Analytics to Transformers & LLMs. Language learning & copy/pasted ChatGPT conversations are outside the scope of the sub - please read the rules for more clarification.
This is a community for people studying or teaching Chinese - or even if you're just interested in Chinese languages. Discussion of all Chinese languages/dialects is welcome! Please post interesting links, language learning advice, or questions!
See the full lists on similar subreddits.
r/linguistics — frequently asked
How many members does r/linguistics have?
r/linguistics has 396,669 members as of our most recent crawl on Sep 16. Prowlo re-checks tracked communities on a rolling schedule, so this figure moves rather than sitting frozen at whatever it was when a scraper last ran.
Is r/linguistics growing?
We don't have 30 days of snapshot history for r/linguistics yet, so we're not going to invent a growth number. We've been tracking it since Sep 16; the chart fills in as history accumulates.
How active is r/linguistics?
We don't have a reliable posting-rate sample for r/linguistics yet. Subscriber count alone is a poor guide to whether a community is active, so treat this one as unverified until the next sample lands.
When was r/linguistics created?
r/linguistics was founded in March 2008 and is a public — anyone can post community. Age matters: an older community with steady growth has survived Reddit's moderation churn; a young one with a spike may not.
Can I promote my product in r/linguistics?
We don't have a promo-tolerance read for r/linguistics yet. Default to the safe approach: read the sidebar rules, contribute in threads where you gain nothing, and mention your product only when it is the honest answer to someone's question.
How do I monitor r/linguistics for mentions?
Hit Watch on this page. Prowlo starts crawling r/linguistics into your Dataset — every new post indexed and embedded, searchable semantically, queryable by your AI agent over MCP, and able to trigger keyword alerts in Slack. Prowlo is read-only; it never posts on your behalf.
Can my AI agent read r/linguistics's stats?
Yes. Everything on this page is one MCP tool call away: catalog_get_subreddit returns r/linguistics's members, growth, promo tolerance and similar communities as typed JSON — free, no credits. Connect your agent to api.prowlo.com/mcp and it can vet the community and start watching it in the same conversation.
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