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比較言語学 (hikakugengogaku) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

比ひ較かく言げん語ご学がく

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comparative linguistics

Academic field that studies relationships between languages, reconstructs proto-languages, and classifies language families.

比ひ較かく言げん語ご学がくは、言げん語ごの歴れき史し的てきな変へん化かを研けん究

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Comparative linguistics is a discipline that studies historical changes in languages.

彼かれは比ひ較かく言げん語ご学がくの手しゅ法ほうを使つかって、古こ代だい語ごの再さい構こうを試こころみた。

He attempted to reconstruct an ancient language using methods of comparative linguistics.

Kanji

比compare, race, ratio
較contrast, compare
言say, word
語word, speech, language
学study, learning, science

Related words

言げん語ご学がく
General linguistics; 比較言語学 is a subfield focusing on comparing languages to find historical relationships.
歴れき史し言げん語ご学がく
Historical linguistics; closely related, but 比較言語学 emphasizes the comparative method specifically.

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比ひ較かく+言げん語ご学がく

Etymology

Compound of 比較 (comparison) + 言語学 (linguistics). The term is a direct calque from Western academic terminology.