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historical linguistics

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historical linguistics
n. (used with a sing. verb)
The study of linguistic change over time in language or in a particular language or language family, sometimes including the reconstruction of unattested forms of earlier stages of a language. Also called philology.
historical linguistics
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(Linguistics) (functioning as singular) the study of language as it changes in the course of time, with a view either to discovering general principles of linguistic change or to establishing the correct genealogical classification of particular languages Also called diachronic linguistics Compare descriptive linguistics
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Noun1.historical linguistics - the study of linguistic change; "the synchrony and diachrony of language"
diachronic linguistics, diachrony
linguistics - the scientific study of language
sound law - a law describing sound changes in the history of a language
deriving, etymologizing, derivation - (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase


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Evidently, this theory has led Fischer to ignore data that undermine his claims--ironic, because the theory is dependent, as all branching models in historical linguistics are, upon archaeological findings and datings.
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Given that historical linguistics uses many discrete pieces of information, quantitative and technical methods of this sort are long overdue.
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candidate in Indo-European Studies at UCLA, Scarcliff specialized in historical linguistics and comparative mythology working with a wide range of languages.
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