Definition of historical linguistics in US English:
historical linguistics
plural nounhɪˈstɔrəkəl lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks
treated as singular The study of the history and development of languages.
Example sentencesExamples
- Many of the established holders of chairs in historical linguistics don't believe in investigating these distant relationships, but I strongly disagree with them.
- No, I don't want to disown Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm, the first of whom is something of a hero of historical linguistics.
- And why was this published in Nature, a journal with no expertise in historical linguistics?
- He also uses as evidence facts from the more traditional fields of archeology and historical linguistics.
- There had been isolated sprouts of good ideas but scientific historical linguistics had yet to develop.
- The concepts of ‘Aryan’ and ‘Semitic’ races were gradually transferred out of historical linguistics into anthropology.
- The search would be most effective if it involved the fields of archaeology, historical linguistics and genetics.
- Also at issue in virtually all of his stories is his fascination with both literary and linguistic theory and historical linguistics.
- He has published articles on historical linguistics in the Cahiers d' Etudes Africaines.
- Training in psychology does not normally cover historical linguistics.
- An example that I've discussed is New York Times science reporter's lack of understanding of the rudiments of historical linguistics.
- Since historical linguistics is by now a firmly grounded science, there really was no doubt about this.
- The methodology of historical linguistics developed for a reason - replacing it with a methodology that cannot be falsified.