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glossology
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glossology /glos·sol·o·gy/ (glos-ol´ah-je) the sum of knowledge regarding the tongue.
glossology
1. the sum of knowledge regarding the tongue.
2. a treatise on nomenclature.
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Evidently, this theory has led Fischer to ignore data that undermine his claims--ironic, because the theory is dependent, as all branching models in historical linguistics are, upon archaeological findings and datings.
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Given that historical linguistics uses many discrete pieces of information, quantitative and technical methods of this sort are long overdue.
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candidate in Indo-European Studies at UCLA, Scarcliff specialized in historical linguistics and comparative mythology working with a wide range of languages.
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