What is another word for lexicostatistics?
Pronunciation: [lˌɛksɪkˌɒstɐtˈɪstɪks] (IPA) 
Lexicostatistics refers to the quantitative analysis of similarities and differences between languages. It involves comparing vocabularies and grammatical structures to determine the degree of linguistic relatedness between languages. There are a few other terms that can be used as synonyms for lexicostatistics, such as glottochronology, which focuses on calculating the time since two languages diverged from a common ancestor. Another related term is comparative linguistics, which examines the similarities and differences between languages for the purposes of reconstruction of a language family. Lastly, computational linguistics is another comparable term, which combines computer science with linguistics to build software programs that can analyze and process human language.
