The Comparative Method . . .
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| Originally published | 1996 |
| Editors | Mark Durie |
| Malcolm Ross | |
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| ID | 2589353 |
About The Comparative Method . . .
Historical reconstruction of languages relies on the comparative method, which itself depends on the notion of the regularity of change. The regularity of sound change is the famous Neogrammarian Hypothesis: "sound change takes place according to laws that admit no exception. " . . .
