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Historical linguistics

the method of establishing relatedness and reconstructing a proto-language from regular sound correspondences among cognate words in daughter languages.

In historical linguistics, comparative method refers to the method of establishing relatedness and reconstructing a proto-language from regular sound correspondences among cognate words in daughter languages. This meaning comes from Durie (1996) in The comparative method reviewed.[1]

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References

  1. Durie, M., & Ross, M. (1996). The comparative method reviewed. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195066074

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