In linguistics, the comparative method is a technique for studying the development of languages by performing a feature-by-feature comparison of two or more languages with common descent from a …

The comparative method is a set of techniques, developed over more than a century and a half, that permits us to recover linguistic constructs of earlier, usually unattested, stages in a family of related …

Nov 24, 2025 · The comparative method in historical linguistics is concerned with the reconstruction of an earlier language or earlier state of a language on the basis of a comparison of related words and …

This new analytic approach, called Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA), comprises a set of strategies and techniques that both bridge and transcend the qualitative-quantitative divide in social …

One of the primary methodologies employed in historical linguistics is the comparative method, an essential tool for reconstructing aspects of languages that are no longer spoken or have only limited …

This article studies the modern development of the comparative method in the humanities and social sciences within Europe and the United States, and specifically addresses comparative subfields of ...

Aug 25, 2017 · The comparative method is a set of techniques, developed over more than a century and a half, that permits us to recover linguistic constructs of earlier, usually unattested, stages in a family …

Dec 15, 2022 · What is the Comparative Method? The comparative method is a research approach used in the social sciences to analyze and compare different societies, cultures, or groups in order to …

Having considered in general terms the development of the Comparative Method since the late eighteenth century we are now in a position to turn our attention to the details of the method itself, …

Aug 6, 2025 · Comparative method or quasi-experimental---a method used to describe similarities and differences in variables in two or more groups in a natural setting, that is, it resembles an experiment …