comparative linguistics

noun

Meaning

A branch of historical linguistics that is concerned with comparing languages in order to establish their historical relatedness.

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Related words

comparative linguist(English)comparatist(English)comparative literature(English)historical linguistics(English)comp. lit.(English)diachronic linguistics(English)quantitative linguistics(English)linguistic anthropology(English)

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