A linguist is a specialist in language and language theory. Linguist often act as translators, interpreters, and language teachers. A xeno-linguist specifically studies alien languages.
Hoshi Sato was a prominent 22nd century linguist who was instumental in helping to develop the universal translator. (ENT episodes: "Broken Bow", "Demons"; ENT novel: Rosetta)
Noted linguists
External links
- Linguist article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Linguist article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.