Concept information
Preferred term
comparative linguistics
Definition
- Approximately, 6,000 languages are currently spoken. One approach to studying them is to compare them for similarities and differences. [Source: Theory in Social and Cultural Anthropology: An Encyclopedia; Comparative Linguistics]
Broader concept
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/comparative_linguistics
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