internal reconstruction

Noun

uncountable countable

(uncountable) A method of reconstructing an earlier form of a language using only evidence from that language, as opposed to the comparative method. / (countable) A reconstruction created by this means.

Japanese Meaning

（不可算）比較法とは対照的に、その言語内の証拠のみを用いて言語の初期形態を再構成する方法 / （可算）この方法によって作成された再構成結果

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The linguist applied internal reconstruction to trace the phonological changes that led to the modern vowel system.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

その言語学者は、内部再建を用いて現代の母音体系に至る音韻変化をたどった。

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(countable) A reconstruction created by this means.

internal reconstructions

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