paleolinguistics

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Etymology[edit]

paleo- +‎ linguistics

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  • IPA(key): /ˌpeɪ.li.əʊ.lɪŋˈɡwɪs.tɪks/

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paleolinguistics (uncountable)

  1. The study of the distant human past by linguistic means.
  2. The study of prehistoric languages using linguistic evidence alone to try to reconstruct them.

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