English Dictionary

comparative method

名詞

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(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.

日本語の意味

共通の祖先を持つ2つ以上の言語の特徴を個別に比較することで、言語の発展や変遷を研究する技法。

The comparative method allows linguists to reconstruct ancestral forms by comparing systematic sound correspondences.

比較法により、言語学者は体系的な音の対応を比較して祖語の形を復元できます。

意味（1）

(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.