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lexicostatistic, a. Linguistics.|ˌlɛksɪkəʊstəˈtɪstɪk|
[f. lexico- + statistic a.]
Of or relating to the statistics of vocabulary. Also ˌlexicostaˈtistics n. pl. const. as sing., a branch of linguistics closely allied to glottochronology.
1952M. Swadesh in Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. XCVI. iv. 452 (title) Lexico-statistic dating of prehistoric ethnic contacts. 1956S. C. Gudschinsky in Word XII. 175 Lexicostatistics is a technique which attempts to provide dates for the earlier stages of languages much as carbon 14 dating provides dates for archaeological finds. 1961[see glottochronology]. 1964R. H. Robins Gen. Ling. viii. 318 The attempt to quantify linguistic divergence from a common source [etc.]..is known as lexicostatistics or glottochronology. 1965Canad. Jrnl. Ling. Spring 94 Certain special methods, such as lexicostatistic list comparison, rest on comparative method. 1969R. A. Hall in Neuphilol. Mitt. LXX. 199 Despite the failure of glottochronology, due to basic theoretical faults, a certain amount of interest has been maintained in other, less aprioristic aspects of lexicostatistics.
Also ˌlexicostaˈtistical a., ˌlexicostaˈtistically adv.
1955Internat. Jrnl. Amer. Ling. XXI. 138 (heading) Lexico-statistical skewing from dialect borrowing. 1963Language XXXIX. 60 (heading) Lexicostatistically determined borrowing and taboo. |