Swadesh's glottochronology was based on the tenuous thesis that all languages have a core vocabulary that undergoes replacement at a constant rate.
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Glottochronology
//ˌɡlɑːtoʊkɹəˈnɑːləd͡ʒi//
Synonyms for "glottochronology" (13 found)
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Armenian
1 entries- լեզվաժամանակագրություն noun (the study of languages to determine when they diverged from being the same language)
Galician
1 entries- glotocronoloxía noun (the study of languages to determine when they diverged from being the same language)
Portuguese
1 entries- glotocronologia noun (the study of languages to determine when they diverged from being the same language)
Russian
1 entries- глоттохронология noun (the study of languages to determine when they diverged from being the same language)
Spanish
1 entries- glotocronología noun (the study of languages to determine when they diverged from being the same language)
Tagalog
1 entries- paladilataknaan noun (the study of languages to determine when they diverged from being the same language)
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