Paleolinguistics

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ËŒpeɪ.li.əʊ.lɪŋˈɡwɪs.tɪks/

Origin

- + linguistics

Noun

1. The study of the distant human past by linguistic means.
2. The study of prehistoric languages using linguistic evidence alone to try to reconstruct them.

Related terms

• linguistics
• paleolinguist