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comparative linguistics — comparative linguist. the study of the correspondences between languages that have a common origin. * * * formerly Comparative Grammar, or Comparative Philology, study of the relationships or correspondences between two or more languages … Universalium
comparative linguistics — comparative linguist. the study of the correspondences between languages that have a common origin. * * * comˌparative linˈguistics 7 [comparative linguistics] noun uncountable the study of how related languages are similar and different,… … Useful english dictionary
Comparative method — This article is about the comparative method in linguistics. For other kinds of comparative methods, see Comparative (disambiguation). Linguistic map representing a Tree model of the Romance languages based on the comparative method. Here the… … Wikipedia
linguist — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. polyglot, philologist, etymologist. See speech. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Student of language] Syn. etymologist, philologist, philologer, structuralist, structural linguist, usagist, transformationalist … English dictionary for students
Nicholas Evans (linguist) — Nicholas Evans (born 1956 in Los Angeles, USA) is an Australian American linguist. Holding a Ph.D. in Linguistics from the Australian National University (ANU), he is Head and Professor at the School of Culture, History and Language at the… … Wikipedia
Joseph Wright (linguist) — Joseph Wright FBA (1855–1930) rose from humble origins to become Professor of Comparative Philology at Oxford University.Born in Thackley, near Bradford in Yorkshire, the seventh son of a navvy, he started work as a donkey boy (carriage driver)… … Wikipedia
Holger Pedersen (linguist) — Holger Pedersen (pronounced|ˈhʌlˀɡ̊ɐ ˈpʰeð̪ˀɐsn̩) was a Danish linguist who made significant contributions to language science and wrote about 30 authoritative works concerning several languages.He was born in Gelballe, Denmark on April 7, 1867… … Wikipedia
Lionel Bender (linguist) — Marvin Lionel Bender (1934–2008) was an American author and co author of several books, publications and essays regarding African languages, particularly from Ethiopia and Sudan. He retired from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. He did… … Wikipedia
Karl Hoffmann (linguist) — Karl Hoffmann (26 February 1915 ndash; 21 May 1996) was a German linguist who specialized in Indo European and Indo Iranian studies. He is most recognized for his achievements in his studies of Vedic Sanskrit, Avestan and Old Persian… … Wikipedia
Christopher Ball (linguist) — Sir Christopher John Elinger Ball (born 1935) is a British academic, who served as Warden of Keble College, Oxford from 1980 to 1988, and as Chancellor of the University of Derby from 1995 to 2003. Life Ball was educated at St. George s School,… … Wikipedia
