comparative method

English

comparative method (plural not attested)

(linguistics) A technique for studying the development of languages by performing a feature-by-feature comparison of two or more languages with a common ancestor.

technique for studying the development of languages

Asturian: métodu comparativu m
Bulgarian: сравнително-исторически метод m (sravnitelno-istoričeski metod)
Catalan: mètode comparatiu (ca) m
Dutch: vergelijkende methode f
French: méthode comparative f
Galician: método comparativo m
German: historisch-vergleichende Methode f
Polish: metoda porównawcza f
Portuguese: método comparativo m
Romanian: metodă comparativă (ro) f
Russian: сравнительно-исторический метод m (sravnitelʹno-istoričeskij metod), сравнительный метод m (sravnitelʹnyj metod)
Slovak: komparatívna metóda f
Slovene: primerjalna metoda f
Spanish: método comparativo m
Tagalog: hambinging pamamaraan