"internal reconstruction" meaning in English

See internal reconstruction in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: internal reconstructions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} internal reconstruction (countable and uncountable, plural internal reconstructions)
  1. (uncountable) A method of reconstructing an earlier form of a language using only evidence from that language, as opposed to the comparative method. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-internal_reconstruction-en-noun-QIhgcDil Disambiguation of Linguistics: 78 22 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 70 30
  2. (countable) A reconstruction created by this means. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-internal_reconstruction-en-noun-mTq05Vkd

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