Among my colleagues, which include professional linguists, psychologists, sociologists and educators, bilingualism is not a dirty word.

Another remarkable capability that Christopher possesses is one similar to that of professional linguists.

A professional linguist, he was a polyglot, novelist, poet, playwright, essayist and a medievalist.

Nor did I deplore English accents; indeed that would be rather silly on the part of a professional linguist.

Since the 1900s, professional linguists have been creating their own versions of the orthography.

The volunteers are not professional linguists, but they have passed the office's language-proficiency tests.

I'd rather use one specific example - I am a professional linguist.

I turned to a professional linguist.

If you are a professional linguist, you can pass this one by, unless you teach and need a crib for your students.

Interpreting is limited to the oral skills and implies that the translation is being done by a professional linguist.