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Definition of Lexicostatistics
1. Noun. A statistical technique used in glottochronology; used to estimate how long ago different languages evolved from a common source language.
Definition of Lexicostatistics
1. Noun. Statistical estimation of the degree of linguistic divergence between two languages, based on the proportion of cognates. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lexicostatistics
Literary usage of Lexicostatistics
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Indoeuropean Classification: A Lexicostatistical Experiment by Isidore Dyen, Joseph B. Kruskal, Paul Black (1992)
"1.6 lexicostatistics and the Comparative Method lexicostatistics is little more
than a statistical application of the comparative method. ..."
2. Indoeuropean Classification: A Lexicostatistical Experiment: Transactions, APS by Isidore Dyen (2007)
"1.6 lexicostatistics and the Comparative Method lexicostatistics is little more
than a statistical application of the comparative method. ..."
3. The South Sea Islanders and the Queensland Labour Trade: A Record of Voyages by William T. Wawn (1893)
""lexicostatistics in Comparative Linguistics", Lingua. 13: 230-239. 'Ancient Stone
Implements from ... 2): 50-66. 'lexicostatistics So Far', CA, 1: 3-44. ..."
4. Afrika und Übersee by Carl Meinhof (1845)
"I recommend this section as a model for the application of lexicostatistics with
the Method of Resemblances (Heine, 1974). The second section provides the ..."
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