Comparative Linguistics (field) the scientific study of comparing languages

Comparative Linguistics is a sub-field of study within Historical Linguistics that concerns the scientific study of comparing languages. It belongs to the broader branch of science called Integrated Science. This term belongs mainly to the broader category called Language.

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Fields derived from Comparative Linguistics

Applied Lexicography (interdisciplinary sub-field) the practice of creating dictionaries
Computational Linguistics (interdisciplinary sub-field) the scientific study of language by means of computational methods
Epigraphy (interdisciplinary sub-field) the study and interpretation of ancient inscriptions
Etymology (interdisciplinary sub-field) the study of word origins
Lexicography (interdisciplinary field) the study of vocabulary in a given language
Literary Science (interdisciplinary field) the scientific study of literature, its history, development, and theory
Palaeography (interdisciplinary sub-field) the study of past writing systems and the dating of historical manuscripts
Philology (interdisciplinary sub-field) the study of oral and historical written language

Definition of Comparative Linguistics

Source: A Glossary of Historical Linguistics

"comparative linguistics"

The subfield of linguistics that compares languages; usually understood as meaning the application of the comparative method to the comparison of languages. Sometimes the term comparative linguistics is used as a synonym or near synonym of historical linguistics. See also comparative method.

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Terms related to Comparative Linguistics

Ancient Language "a language that lost all of its native, first-language speakers more than 1,000 years ago"
Comparative Method "a method of comparing languages and words to determine if they are related"
Constructed Language "an artificial language, as opposed to natural"
Extinct Language "a language that lost all of its native, first-language speakers in the last few centuries"
Genetic Language "a language family with descendants"
Historic Language "a language that is distinct albeit descended from a modern language"
ISO 639-3 Collective Language Types "the classifications of collective languages according to the ISO 693-3 standard"
ISO 639-3 Individual Language Types "the classifications of individual languages according to the ISO 693-3 standard"
Language Classification "the grouping of related languages into categories"
Living Language "a language that still has native, first-language speakers"

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PsychLing (2023, September 3). Comparative Linguistics. Retrieved from https://psylng.org/glossary/field/comparative-linguistics

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PsychLing Contributors. "Comparative Linguistics." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created September 3, 2023. Modified September 16, 2023. Accessed May 17, 2024. https://psylng.org/glossary/field/comparative-linguistics.

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GHL

Campbell, Lyle R., and Mauricio J. Mixco, eds. A Glossary of Historical Linguistics. Edinburgh, Scotland: Edinburgh University Press, 2007.

DLP

Crystal, David, ed. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. 6ed. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing, 2011.

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