Associations to the word «Lexicostatistics»
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Wiktionary
LEXICOSTATISTICS, noun. Statistical estimation of the degree of linguistic divergence between two languages, based on the proportion of cognates.
Dictionary definition
LEXICOSTATISTICS, noun. A statistical technique used in glottochronology; used to estimate how long ago different languages evolved from a common source language.
Wise words
The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and
nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar
words.