historical linguistics

English

Noun

historical linguistics (uncountable)

  1. (linguistics) The scientific study of language change.
    Synonym: diachronic linguistics
    Holonym: linguistics
    Meronym: etymology

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Further reading

  • 1980, Fr. van Coetsem, Linda R. Waugh, Contributions to Historical Linguistics: Issues and Materials, Brill Archive, →ISBN: