lingual or language

[Elenita]

Hi.
Is it possible to use the word lingual to define something related to language? For example, Lingual University or Lingual Support Department.
Thank you.

[Josef]

Is it possible to use the word lingual to define something related to language?

That is the very definition of "lingual".

[dichanana]

Hi Elenita,

Lingual literally means "of or relating to tongue." There is also linguistic, which means relating to languages.

That said, your actual choice will also depend on convention - for instance you usually call university departments "department of languages" or "linguistics department." I've never really seen anyone use "lingual" in favor of "linguistic."

[Josef]

Lingual literally means "of or relating to tongue." There is also linguistic, which means relating to languages.

I agree with dichanana. Lingual does mean "of or relating to the tongue"; but it also means "of or relating to language or linguistics". Both lingual and linguistic derive from the Latin "lingua" meaning "tongue" and "speech".
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lingual

That said, your actual choice will also depend on convention - for instance you usually call university departments "department of languages" or "linguistics department." I've never really seen anyone use "lingual" in favor of "linguistic."

I suspect that Lingual Institute (albeit a business) would have something to say about that http://www.lingualinstitute.com/