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historical linguistics
historical linguisticsn. (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 n (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 historical linguisticsThe study of the changes in a language over a period of time.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | historical linguistics - the study of linguistic change; "the synchrony and diachrony of language"diachronic linguistics, diachronylinguistics - the scientific study of languagesound law - a law describing sound changes in the history of a languagederiving, etymologizing, derivation - (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase |
TranslationsEncyclopediaSeeComparative Grammarhistorical linguistics
Related to historical linguistics: descriptive linguistics, structural linguisticsSynonyms for historical linguisticsnoun the study of linguistic changeSynonyms- diachronic linguistics
- diachrony
Related Words- linguistics
- sound law
- deriving
- etymologizing
- derivation
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