comparative linguistics


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
comparative linguistics
plural noun [treated as sing.] the study of the similarities and differences between languages, in particular the comparison of related languages with a view to reconstructing forms in their lost parent languages.
'comparative linguistics' also found in these Oxford entries:

Forum discussions with the word(s) "comparative linguistics" in the title:


Look up "comparative linguistics" at Merriam-Webster
Look up "comparative linguistics" at dictionary.com

In other languages: Spanish | French | Italian | Portuguese | German | Russian | Polish | Romanian | Czech | Greek | Turkish | Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Arabic

Download free Android and iPhone apps

Android AppiPhone App
Report an inappropriate ad.