Comparative Linguistics
Comparative linguistics is the study of the similarities between languages that have a common origin [1].
This is the study of similarities and differences between languages, specifically, the comparison of related languages considering reconstructing forms in their lost parent languages [2].
The study of changes betrayed in the comparison of related languages is called comparative linguistics [Campbell, 4].
From a practical point of view, comparative linguistics generally includes the compilation and analysis of the reflexes of sound changes that appeared, spread, and regularized a long time ago [Janda, 185].
Comparative linguistics is a general term denoting all types of linguistic undertaking founded on the assumption that languages can be compared. It is subdivided into Descriptive Synchronic Comparative Linguistics (DSCL) and Historical Comparative Linguistics (HCL). The last one was the first one [Andreichuk, 20].
Comparative linguistics, previously Comparative Grammar or Comparative Philology is the study of the relations or correspondences between languages that have a common origin and the methods used to discover it [6].
⠀ 1. Retrieved from: Collins Online Dictionary [https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/comparative-linguistics].
⠀ 2. Retrieved from: Lexico: Oxford English Dictionary [https://www.lexico.com/definition/comparative_linguistics].
⠀ 3. Campbell, Lyle (2004). Historical Linguistics: An Introduction (2nd ed.). Cambridge: The MIT Press.
⠀ 4. Janda D. Richard, Joseph D. Brian. (2003). The Handbook of Historical Linguistics. New-Jersey: Wiley-Blackwell.
⠀ 5. Nadiya Andreichuk. (2015). Contrastive Linguistics: Study Manual. Lviv: Ivan Franko National University of Lviv Publishing Centre.