neolinguistics

neolinguistics
neolinguist, n.neolinguistic, adj.
/nee'oh ling gwis"tiks/, n. (used with a sing. v.)
a school of linguistics centered in Italy emphasizing the importance of linguistic geography in diachronic studies.
[1945-50; NEO- + LINGUISTICS, as trans. of It neolinguistica]

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