historical linguistics
the study of changes in a language or group of languages over a period of time.
Origin of historical linguistics
1- Also called diachronic linguistics.
Words Nearby historical linguistics
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How to use historical linguistics in a sentence
It may do for comparative-historical linguistics what the Rosetta Stone did for Egyptology.
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British Dictionary definitions for historical 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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