comparative method

English

Noun

comparative method (plural not attested)

(historical linguistics) A technique for studying the development of languages by performing a feature-by-feature comparison of two or more languages with a common ancestor.

Translations

technique for studying the development of languages

Portuguese: método comparativo m

Slovak: komparatívna jazykoveda, komparatívna metóda
Tagalog: hambinging pamamaraan

See also

internal reconstruction

Further reading

comparative method on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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