Vocabulary:
lcsh
Type:
Topic
Note:
Here are entered works which compare languages or groups of languages for the specific purpose of determining their common
origin, or discuss the method of their comparison, as represented by 19th century comparative philology and its subsequent
developments. Works which compare or contrast two or more languages with the aim of finding principles which can be applied
to practical problems in language teaching and translation are entered under the heading Contrastive linguistics.
Note:
Note under Contrastive linguistics
