Associations to the word «Lexicostatistics»

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

Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society.
John Adams