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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

(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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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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