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historical linguistics

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The scientific study of language change.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Examples

  • Holonym: linguistics
  • Meronym: etymology

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: diachronic linguistics

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

the study of linguistic change

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the synchrony and diachrony of language

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: diachronic linguistics, diachrony

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: linguistics

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

75 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: diachroniese taalkunde — the scientific study of language change
  • Afrikaans: historiese taalkunde — the scientific study of language change
  • Arabic: لُغَوِيَات تَارِيخِيَّة (luḡawiyāt tārīḵiyya) — the scientific study of language change
  • Asturian: llingüística hestórica — the scientific study of language change
  • Basque: hizkuntzalaritza historiko — the scientific study of language change
  • Basque: hiskuntzalaritza diakronikoa — the scientific study of language change
  • Bengali: ঐতিহাসিক ভাষাবিজ্ঞান (ōitihaśik bhaśabiggên) — the scientific study of language change
  • Catalan: lingüística diacrònica — the scientific study of language change
  • Chinese Cantonese: 歷史語言學 /历史语言学 (lik6 si2 jyu5 jin4 hok6) — the scientific study of language change
  • Chinese Cantonese: 歷史言語學 /历史言语学 (lik6 si2 jin4 jyu5 hok6) — the scientific study of language change
  • Chinese Mandarin: 歷史語言學 /历史语言学 (lìshǐ yǔyánxué) — the scientific study of language change
  • Chinese Mandarin: 歷史言語學 /历史言语学 (lìshǐ yányǔxué) — the scientific study of language change
  • Czech: historická lingvistika — the scientific study of language change
  • Czech: diachronní lingvistika — the scientific study of language change
  • Dutch: historische taalkunde — the scientific study of language change
  • Esperanto: historio de lingvo — the scientific study of language change
  • Finnish: kielihistoria — the scientific study of language change
  • French: linguistique historique — the scientific study of language change
  • French: linguistique diachronique — the scientific study of language change
  • Galician: lingüística histórica — the scientific study of language change
  • Galician: lingüística diacrónica — the scientific study of language change
  • Georgian: ისტორიული ენათმეცნიერება (isṭoriuli enatmecniereba) — the scientific study of language change
  • Georgian: ისტორიულ-შედარებითი ენათმეცნიერება (isṭoriul-šedarebiti enatmecniereba) — the scientific study of language change
  • Georgian: ისტორიული ლინგვისტიკა (isṭoriuli lingvisṭiḳa) — the scientific study of language change
  • German: historische Sprachwissenschaft — the scientific study of language change
  • German: historische Linguistik — the scientific study of language change
  • German: Historiolinguistik — the scientific study of language change
  • Greek: ιστορική γλωσσολογία (istorikí glossología) — the scientific study of language change
  • Hebrew: בַּלְשָׁנוּת הִיסְטוֹרִית (balshanút histórit) — the scientific study of language change
  • Hindi: ऐतिहासिक भाषाविज्ञान (aitihāsik bhāṣāvijñān) — the scientific study of language change
  • Hungarian: történeti nyelvészet — the scientific study of language change
  • Icelandic: söguleg málvísindi — the scientific study of language change
  • Indonesian: linguistik historis — the scientific study of language change
  • Interlingua: linguistica historic — the scientific study of language change
  • Interlingua: linguistica diachronic — the scientific study of language change
  • Italian: linguistica storica — the scientific study of language change
  • Italian: linguistica diacronica — the scientific study of language change
  • Japanese: 歴史言語学 (rekishi gengo-gaku) — the scientific study of language change
  • Korean: 역사언어학 (yeoksa'eoneohak) — the scientific study of language change
  • Northern Kurdish: zimannasiya dîrokî — the scientific study of language change
  • Latin: linguistica historica — the scientific study of language change
  • Macedonian: историска лингвистика (istoriska lingvistika) — the scientific study of language change
  • Macedonian: дијахроната лингвистика (dijahronata lingvistika) — the scientific study of language change
  • Manx: çhengoaylleeaght hennaghyssagh — the scientific study of language change
  • Mongolian: түүхэн хэлшинжлэл (tüüxen xelšinžlel) — the scientific study of language change
  • Mongolian: түүхэн хэлний шинжлэл (tüüxen xelnii šinžlel) — the scientific study of language change
  • Mongolian: ᠲᠡᠦᠬᠡᠨ ᠬᠡᠯ ᠰᠢᠨᠵᠢᠯᠡᠯ (teüken kel sinǰilel) — the scientific study of language change
  • Mongolian: ᠲᠡᠦᠬᠡᠨ ᠬᠡᠯᠡᠨ ᠦ ᠰᠢᠨᠵᠢᠯᠡᠯ (teüken kelen-ü sinǰilel) — the scientific study of language change
  • Norwegian Bokmål: historisk lingvistikk — the scientific study of language change
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: historisk lingvistikk — the scientific study of language change
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: språkhistorie — the scientific study of language change
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: målsoge — the scientific study of language change
  • Polish: językoznawstwo historyczne — the scientific study of language change
  • Polish: językoznawstwo diachroniczne — the scientific study of language change
  • Portuguese: linguística histórica — the scientific study of language change
  • Portuguese: linguística diacrônica — the scientific study of language change
  • Punjabi: ਇਤਿਹਾਸਕ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ (itihāsak bhāśā vigiāna) — the scientific study of language change
  • Punjabi: ਦੁਕਾਲੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ (dukālī bhāśā vigiāna) — the scientific study of language change
  • Romanian: lingvistică istorică — the scientific study of language change
  • Romanian: lingvistică diacronică — the scientific study of language change
  • Serbo-Croatian: дијакро̀нӣјска лингвѝстика — the scientific study of language change
  • Serbo-Croatian: dijakrònījska lingvìstika — the scientific study of language change
  • Slovak: historická jazykoveda — the scientific study of language change
  • Slovak: diachronická jazykoveda — the scientific study of language change
  • Slovene: zgodovinsko jezikoslovje — the scientific study of language change
  • Spanish: lingüística histórica — the scientific study of language change
  • Spanish: lingüística diacrónica — the scientific study of language change
  • Swedish: historisk lingvistik — the scientific study of language change
  • Tagalog: lingguwistikang pangkasaysayan — the scientific study of language change
  • Tamil: வரலாற்று மொழியியல் (varalāṟṟu moḻiyiyal) — the scientific study of language change
  • Telugu: చారిత్రక భాషాశాస్త్రం (cāritraka bhāṣāśāstraṁ) — the scientific study of language change
  • Thai: ภาษาศาสตร์เชิงประวัติ (paa-săa sàat cherng bprà-wàt) — the scientific study of language change
  • Ukrainian: діахроні́чна лінгві́стика (diaxroníčna linhvístyka) — the scientific study of language change
  • Vietnamese: ngôn ngữ học lịch sử — the scientific study of language change
  • Vietnamese: ngôn ngữ học lịch đại — the scientific study of language change