Phrase Origins Save
Etymological site offers a brief history of the English language, discussion boards and a search feature.
http://www.wordorigins.org/   

A possible homeland of the Indo-European languages Save
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
http://www.hjholm.de   

Ancient Scripts - Historical Linguistics Save
Introduction to historical linguistics with language family charts and extensive links list.
http://www.ancientscripts.com/hl.html   

Cameron Laird's Personal Index to Anthropologic Resources on the Net Save
Two software applications to aid glottochronological & lexostatistical analysis.
http://phaseit.net/claird/sci.anthrop...   

Chronology: History of English Save
"Chronology of Events in the History of English" summarizing the emergence and evolution of the language spanning 5 millenia.
http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~kemmer/Words...   

Corpora and Historical Linguistics Save
"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."
http://www.ling.lancs.ac.uk/monkey/ih...   

Encyclopedia.com - Grimm's law Save
The principle of relationships in Indo-European languages, first formulated by Jakob Grimm in 1822.
http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/g/gr...   

English from the 7th to the 18th c. Save
An attempt at a very brief outline of the history of English by Tuba Ince.
http://www.ingilish.com/orofeng.htm   

Genetic Distance and Language Affinities Save
Between Autochthonous Human Populations.
http://www.friesian.com/trees.htm   

Grimm's Law Save
A demonstration of the law.
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~clunis...   

Historical Linguistics Methodology Save
Academic papers available in Postscript, PDF, and Word97 formats.
http://www-cmll.concordia.ca/linguist...   

History of the English Language Save
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.
http://ebbs.english.vt.edu/hel/hel.html   

Indin Save
Independent investigations into the history of the Indo-European languages and peoples (by Valentyn Stetsyuk). Includes Turkic and Finno-Ugric material.
http://www.geocities.com/valentyn_ua/   

Indo-European and the Comparative Method Save
Everything you ever wanted to know about Proto-Indo-European (and the comparative method), but were afraid to ask.
http://www.utexas.edu/depts/classics/...   

Introduction to Historical Linguistics Save
A brief summary of the subject of comparative linguistics.
http://www.mit.edu/~ejhanna/language/...   

Kjell Gustafson's homepage - Historical Linguistics Save
An overview of the field of historical linguistics and its sub-disciplines.
http://www.speech.kth.se/~kjellg/kg_h...   

Linguae Thraco-Daco-Moesianae Save
Philological Thracology. A Traco-Dacian Thesaurus, a few articles and links.
http://soltdm.tripod.com/home.htm   

Place Names and Intersocietal Interaction Save
The relation of place names to inter-tribal relations.
http://www.etext.org/Politics/World.S...   

Relations between Indoeuropean and Afroasiatic Languages Save
Traces of possible relations between Indoeuropean and Afroasiatic languages.
http://www.dabis.at/Anwender.htm/Alsc...   

Schousboe: Teaching Historical Linguistics Save
For educators- a course curriculum designed for a one-semester course.
http://www.univie.ac.at/Anglistik/hoe...   

Take Our Word for It Save
Weekly etymology magazine.
http://www.takeourword.com/   

The Controversy over the Word 'Squaw' Save
The definition of the word 'squaw' and its corruption by the American Indian Movement.
http://www.tomjonas.com/squawpeak/squ...   

The Great Vowel Shift Web Site Save
An interactive introduction to the Great Vowel Shift, a major sound change in the English language. Includes sound and animation.
http://www.furman.edu/~mmenzer/gvs/   

The Indo-European Language Family Save
Extensive collection of resources in historical Indo-European linguistics.
http://www.utexas.edu/cola/depts/lrc/...   

The Proto-Sumerian Language Invention Process Save
Eleven-page paper describing how the early Sumerians invented their language, with a complete lexicon of the first words in their language.
http://www.sumerian.org/prot-sum.htm   

Tracking Linguistic Drift: The Comparative Method Save
Lecture notes.
http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/l...   

What Has a Hippo in Common With a Feather? Save
Historical linguistics and etymology.
http://www.facstaff.bucknell.edu/rbea...   

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