comparative method

comparative-method的词性：
n.Linguistics （名词）【语言学】

1. Comparison of languages with the goal of establishing their descent from a common ancestor.
比较方法：以建立从共同祖先起的语系为目标的语言比较

2. Comparison of phonemes, morphemes, words, or syntactic constructions in genetically related languages with the goal of reconstructing the sound system, grammar, or lexicon of the protolanguage.
比较方法：在遗传地有关语言中音素、词素、单词或句法结构的比较，以重建的声音系统、文法或原始母语辞典为目标