No, that is false. Stop saying it!raw_thought wrote:Then ALL words are linguistic terms. Every word in a sense refers to other words.
Fouc-who?
A 'linguistics term' is a word that refers to aspects of language, not to things (parts of speech, syntax, number (singular/plural), tense, mood, etc.).
The word 'Der Mann' (the man) is masculine and refers to a man. 'Masculine' refers to the gender of the word. The word has a gender (masculine), the man has a sex (male).
'Gender' is a property of words only. 'Sex' is a property of organisms only!
Words are masculine, feminine, neuter (that is their 'gender'). Organisms are male, female, or both (their 'sex'). Words that refers to properties of words and languages are linguistic terms. 'Dog', 'man', house', 'sex', etc. are not linguistic terms! 'Number', 'tense', 'mood', 'gender' are linguistic terms.