English Explanatory Dictionary

paleolinguistics

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Pronunciation

/ˌpeɪ.li.əʊ.lɪŋˈɡwɪs.tɪks/

Word forms

paleolinguistics

Etymology

From paleo- + linguistics.

Related words

linguistics paleolinguist archaeolinguistics
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