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Meanings of comparative grammar in English

Russian
сравнительная лингвистика
Portuguese
linguística comparativa
Spanish
lingüística comparativa
Catalan
comparatisme

Study of the relationships between two or more languages.

        Related terms
        сравнительная лингвистика
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        Examples for "comparative linguistics"
        Examples for "comparative linguistics"
        1
        Phylogenetic comparative philology here yields a strong support to phylogenetic comparative zoology.
        The Evolution of Man — Volume 2
        2
        Another point connected with the comparative philology of Australia is the peculiarity of its phonetic system.
        Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the ...
        3
        The evidence on which we build is imperfect, and always will be imperfect; just as in comparative philology.
        The Evolution of Man — Volume 2
        4
        In the way of comparative philology the most important part of the Grammar of the Australian languages is, generally, the Pronoun.
        Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the ...
        5
        As a general rule, they understand good English better than bad Spanish; but comparative philology has obviously been neglected among them.
        The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 24, October, 1859 / A Magaz...
        Usage of comparative grammar in English
        1
        On comparative grammar; (7.)
        The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 51, January, 1862 / A Magaz...
        2
        With the publication of Bopp's Comparative Grammar the historical study of language was put upon a stable footing.
        Darwin and Modern Science
        3
        The only large work was William Wright's "Lectures on the Comparative Grammar of the Semitic Languages", Cambridge, 1890.)
        Darwin and Modern Science
        4
        In Bopp's Comparative Grammar of the Indo-Germanic languages which appeared in 1833, three-quarters of a century ago, the foundations of Comparative Philology were laid.
        Darwin and Modern Science