Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics |
Publisher | Wiley |
Number of pages | 8 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-140519843-1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 05 Nov 2012 |
Abstract
This article provides a definition and history of Lexicostatistics and glottochronology in Linguistic research. These are connected methods which use vocabulary to make historical inferences about relationships between languages.
Keywords
- language variation and change
- linguistic anthropology
- methods
- computational methods and data processing
- vocabulary