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单词 glottochronology
释义

glottochronology

[ glot-oh-kruh-nol-uh-jee, glot-uh- ]
/ ˌglɒt oʊ krəˈnɒl ə dʒi, ˌglɒt ə- /

noun Linguistics.

the branch of lexicostatistics that studies the rate of replacement of vocabulary and attempts to determine what percentage of basic vocabulary two presently distinct but related languages share, using the information thus obtained to estimate how long ago they ceased being a single language.

Origin of glottochronology

First recorded in 1950–55; glotto- + chronology

Words nearby glottochronology

glottal stop, glottic, glottis, glottitis, glotto-, glottochronology, glottogony, glottology, Gloucester, Gloucester City, Gloucester Old Spot
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British Dictionary definitions for glottochronology

glottochronology
/ (ˌɡlɒtəʊkrəˈnɒlədʒɪ) /

noun

the use of lexicostatistics to establish that languages are historically related

Word Origin for glottochronology

C20 glotto-, from Greek glōtta tongue
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