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homolognounSomething homologous; a homologous organ or part, chemical compound, chromosome, gene, or cultural element.
comparative methodnoun(linguistics) A technique for studying the development of languages by performing a feature-by-feature comparison of two or more languages with a common ancestor.
homologuenounAlternative spelling of homolog. [Something homologous; a homologous organ or part, chemical compound, chromosome, gene, or cultural element.]
reconstructed languagenoun(linguistics) A hypothetical, usually unattested language formed by making comparisons between the similarities of actual languages.
xenolectnounA language variety that bears a superficial resemblance to another larger language, but which differs at a fundamental structural level.
calquenoun(linguistics, translation studies) A word or phrase in a language formed by word-for-word or morpheme-by-morpheme translation of a word in another language.
interdialectnoun(linguistics) A language variety that combines features of two or more dialects.
paralexiconnounA parallel set of vocabulary within a language, e.g. a formal register, ritual language or secret cant, code switching
similenounA figure of speech in which one thing is explicitly compared to another, using e.g. like or as.
sister languagenoun(linguistics) A cognate language; a language that is related to another by virtue of descending from a common ancestral language.
co-linguistnounOne who shares a language with someone.
contrastive linguisticsnoun(linguistics) An applied linguistic approach focused on delineating the distinctions and similarities between two languages.
contact languagenoun(linguistics) A language that influences another, especially because it is understood by a relevant portion of the speech community.
language contactnoun(linguistics) The phenomenon in which speakers of two or more languages or varieties interact and influence each other.
similynounObsolete form of simile. [A figure of speech in which one thing is explicitly compared to another, using e.g. like or as.]
diasystemnoun(linguistics) A system that reflects features common to a group of linguistic varieties.
colanguagenounA language used jointly alongside another language or languages.
equivalencenoun(uncountable) The condition of being equivalent or essentially equal.
diglossianoun(linguistics, sociology) The coexistence in a given population of two closely related native languages or dialects, one of which is regarded as more prestigious than the other; the similar coexistence of two unrelated languages.
analogynounA relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects, especially when used as a basis for explanation or extrapolation.

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