linguistic palaeontology
branch of linguistics that reconstructs and establishes different elements of the culture of a prehistoric people through reconstruction of prehistoric languages
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linguistic palaeontology
Summary
linguistic palaeontology is an academic discipline[1].
Key Facts
- linguistic palaeontology is credited with the discovery of Adolphe Pictet[2].
- linguistic palaeontology's instance of is recorded as academic discipline[3].
- linguistic palaeontology is a type of linguistics[4].
- linguistic palaeontology is part of paleontology[5].
- linguistic palaeontology is part of historical linguistics[6].
- linguistic palaeontology is part of diachronic comparative linguistics[7].
- 1859 marks the founding of linguistic palaeontology[8].
- linguistic palaeontology's different from is recorded as paleolinguistics[9].
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Definition and Type
linguistic palaeontology's instance of is recorded as academic discipline[3]. It is a type of linguistics[4].
Origins
1859 marks the founding of linguistic palaeontology[8].
Use and Application
Part of include paleontology[5], an academic discipline[10]; historical linguistics[6], an academic discipline[11]; and diachronic comparative linguistics[7], an academic discipline[12].