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Wilton's Word & Phrase OriginsWilton's Word & Phrase Origins
Etymological site offers a brief history of the English language, discussion boards and a search feature.
Tracking Linguistic Drift: The Comparative MethodTracking Linguistic Drift: The Comparative Method
Lecture notes.
Ancient Scripts - Historical LinguisticsAncient Scripts - Historical Linguistics
Introduction to historical linguistics with language family charts and extensive links list.
Historical Linguistics MethodologyHistorical Linguistics Methodology
Academic papers available in Postscript, PDF, and Word97 formats.
Relations between Indoeuropean and Afroasiatic LanguagesRelations between Indoeuropean and Afroasiatic Languages
Traces of possible relations between Indoeuropean and Afroasiatic languages.
Cameron Laird's Personal Index to Anthropologic Resources on the NetCameron Laird's Personal Index to Anthropologic Resources on the Net
Two software applications to aid glottochronological & lexostatistical analysis.
Sergei Starostin's Etymological DatabasesSergei Starostin's Etymological Databases
Currently comprise North Caucasian, Sino-Tibetan, Yenisseian, Altaic, Chukchee-Kamchatkan, Dravidian, and (partly) Semitic (proto-) languages. With reconstructed protoforms (including intermediary) and the attested forms in daughter tongues for each etymo
Schousboe: Teaching Historical LinguisticsSchousboe: Teaching Historical Linguistics
For educators- a course curriculum designed for a one-semester course.
English from the 7th to the 18th c.English from the 7th to the 18th c.
An attempt at a very brief outline of the history of English by Tuba Ince.
The Controversy over the Word 'Squaw'The Controversy over the Word 'Squaw'
The definition of the word 'squaw' and its corruption by the American Indian Movement.
Lehmann's Reader: A Reader in Nineteenth Century  Historical Indo-European LinguisticsLehmann's Reader: A Reader in Nineteenth Century Historical Indo-European Linguistics
Anthology of important works of nineteenth-century historical Indo-European linguistics, edited and translated by W. P. Lehmann, 1967.
Place Names and Intersocietal InteractionPlace Names and Intersocietal Interaction
The relation of place names to inter-tribal relations.
A History of EnglishA History of English
A set of slides on the history of English (in 5 chapters). Author: G. Lampert. Contains both linguistic and extralinguistic history. Also available in PPT (PowerPoint) format at http://www.uni-mainz.de/FB/Philologie-II/fb1414/lampert/language_history/foli
The Great Vowel Shift Web SiteThe Great Vowel Shift Web Site
An interactive introduction to the Great Vowel Shift, a major sound change in the English language. Includes sound and animation.
IndinIndin
Independent investigations into the history of the Indo-European languages and peoples (by Valentyn Stetsyuk). Includes Turkic and Finno-Ugric material.
Indo-European and the Comparative MethodIndo-European and the Comparative Method
Everything you ever wanted to know about Proto-Indo-European (and the comparative method), but were afraid to ask.
The Lover's TongueThe Lover's Tongue
An etymological exploration of the language of love and sex (word origins). Companion site to the book of the same name. Excerpts, reviews, author details, MP3 files of the author discussing a few terms, and links to shopping sites.
A possible homeland of the Indo-European languagesA possible homeland of the Indo-European languages
Since most scholars assume an Indo-European homeland in the steppes north of the Black Sea, a full video study of this option is presented, based on the splits suggested by the Separation Base Method
Corpora and Historical LinguisticsCorpora and Historical Linguistics
"Historical linguistics can be seen as a species of corpus linguistics, since the texts of a historical period or a "dead" language form a closed corpus of data which can only be extended by the (re-)discovery of previously unknown manuscri
What Has a Hippo in Common With a Feather?What Has a Hippo in Common With a Feather?
Historical linguistics and etymology.
History of the English LanguageHistory of the English Language
A considerable collection of online materials related to the history of English: texts, publications, fonts and course syllabuses. Includes Pre-History, Old English, Middle English, early Modern English and the spread of English beyond the British Isles.
The Indo-European Language FamilyThe Indo-European Language Family
Extensive collection of resources in historical Indo-European linguistics.
Kjell Gustafson's homepage - Historical LinguisticsKjell Gustafson's homepage - Historical Linguistics
An overview of the field of historical linguistics and its sub-disciplines.
Introduction to Historical LinguisticsIntroduction to Historical Linguistics
A brief summary of the subject of comparative linguistics.
The Power of Greek WordsThe Power of Greek Words
The influence of Greek on other European languages.
Encyclopedia.com - Grimm's lawEncyclopedia.com - Grimm's law
The principle of relationships in Indo-European languages, first formulated by Jakob Grimm in 1822.
Grimm's LawGrimm's Law
A demonstration of the law.
Linguae Thraco-Daco-MoesianaeLinguae Thraco-Daco-Moesianae
Philological Thracology. A Traco-Dacian Thesaurus, a few articles and links.
The Proto-Sumerian Language Invention ProcessThe Proto-Sumerian Language Invention Process
Eleven-page paper describing how the early Sumerians invented their language, with a complete lexicon of the first words in their language.
Take Our Word for ItTake Our Word for It
Weekly etymology magazine.
Genetic Distance and Language AffinitiesGenetic Distance and Language Affinities
Between Autochthonous Human Populations.
Chronology: History of EnglishChronology: History of English
"Chronology of Events in the History of English" summarizing the emergence and evolution of the language spanning 5 millenia.
The Computational Historical Linguistics ProjectThe Computational Historical Linguistics Project
A joint research project of the Computer and Information Science Department and the Linguistics Department at the University of Pennsylvania.
Historical LinguisticsHistorical Linguistics
HyperCard stacks (for Macintosh) on historical linguistics, Indo-European roots, comparative reconstruction, and Grimm's law.

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