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noun (used with a singular verb)
the study of changes in a language or group of languages over a period of time.
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Also called diachronic linguistics.
Origin of historical linguistics
First recorded in 1920â25
Words nearby historical linguistics
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historical linguistics
noun
(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 languagesAlso called: diachronic linguistics Compare descriptive linguistics
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