Swadesh list

Noun

Meaning

Swadesh list (plural Swadesh lists)

(linguistics) One of the lists of vocabulary with universal test meanings/concepts developed by Morris Swadesh in the 1950-70s.

Examples

Broderick 1993, 282–83 The following table shows a selection of nouns from the Swadesh list and indicates their pronunciations and etymologies. Source: Internet

Auslan, BSL and NZSL have 82% of signs identical (using concepts from a Swadesh list ). Source: Internet

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