Historical-comparative linguistics is primarily the study of languages which
are recognizably related through similarities such as vocabulary, word formation,
and syntax.
Comparison allows for a unique perspective of how the individual
languages developed, through external change or otherwise.
Studies have been focused mostly in the area of Indo-European languages.
Historical-comparative linguistics aims to classify the world's languages by their genetic affiliations and to trace the historic development of languages.
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