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Ancient Scripts - Historical Linguistics: - Introduction to historical linguistics with language family charts and extensive links list.

Cameron Laird's Personal Index to Anthropologic Resources on the Net: - Two software applications to aid glottochronological and lexostatistical analysis.

Chronology: History of English: - "Chronology of Events in the History of English" summarizing the emergence and evolution of the language spanning 5 millenia.

The Controversy over the Word 'Squaw': - The definition of the word 'squaw' and its corruption by the American Indian Movement.

Corpora 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 manuscripts or books.

English from the 7th to the 18th c.: - An attempt at a very brief outline of the history of English by Tuba Ince.

Genetic Distance and Language Affinities: - Between Autochthonous Human Populations.

The 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.

Grimm's Law: - A demonstration of the law.




Historical Linguistics Methodology: - Academic papers available in Postscript, PDF, and Word97 formats.

History 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.

Indin: - 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 Method: - Everything you ever wanted to know about Proto-Indo-European (and the comparative method), but were afraid to ask.

The Indo-European Language Family: - Extensive collection of resources in historical Indo-European linguistics.

Introduction to Historical Linguistics: - A brief summary of the subject of comparative linguistics.

Kjell Gustafson's homepage - Historical Linguistics: - An overview of the field of historical linguistics and its sub-disciplines.

Linguae Thraco-Daco-Moesianae: - Philological Thracology. A Traco-Dacian Thesaurus, a few articles and links.

Place Names and Intersocietal Interaction: - The relation of place names to inter-tribal relations.




A 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 Metho.

The 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.

Relations between Indoeuropean and Afroasiatic Languages: - Traces of possible relations between Indoeuropean and Afroasiatic languages.

Schousboe: Teaching Historical Linguistics: - For educators- a course curriculum designed for a one-semester course.

Take Our Word for It: - Weekly etymology magazine.

Tracking Linguistic Drift: The Comparative Method: - Lecture notes.

What Has a Hippo in Common With a Feather?: - Historical linguistics and etymology.

Wilton's Word & Phrase Origins: - Etymological site offers a brief history of the English language, discussion boards and a search feature.