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Historical linguistics
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Study of language change over time
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Historical linguistics, also known as diachronic linguistics, is the scientific study of how languages change over time. It seeks to understand the nature and causes of linguistic change and to trace the evolution of languages. Historical linguistics involves several key areas of study, including the reconstruction of ancestral languages, the...

Instance of
Academic discipline
branch of linguistics
Subclass of
Linguistics
Different from
History of linguistics
Folk linguistics
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