Diachronica
E574297
Diachronica is a scholarly journal specializing in historical and comparative linguistics, focusing on language change over time.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Diachronica canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6184686 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Diachronica Context triple: [Robert Blust, publishedIn, Diachronica]
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A.
Neogrammarian hypothesis of sound laws
The Neogrammarian hypothesis of sound laws is a linguistic principle asserting that phonetic changes in a language occur regularly and without exceptions under the same conditions, forming the basis for systematic historical-comparative linguistics.
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B.
Treatise on the Origin of Language
Treatise on the Origin of Language is an influential 18th-century philosophical work that explores the natural, cultural, and historical origins of human language.
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C.
Ancient Greek dialect continuum
The Ancient Greek dialect continuum was the range of closely related regional varieties of the Greek language spoken throughout the Greek world in antiquity, including dialects such as Ionic, Attic, Doric, and Aeolic.
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D.
De dialectica
De dialectica is a medieval philosophical treatise on logic and language by Alcuin of York, influential in the development of Carolingian scholastic thought.
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E.
An Essay on the Origin and Formation of the Romance Languages
"An Essay on the Origin and Formation of the Romance Languages" is a 19th-century scholarly work analyzing the historical development and linguistic structure of the Romance language family.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Diachronica Target entity description: Diachronica is a scholarly journal specializing in historical and comparative linguistics, focusing on language change over time.
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A.
Neogrammarian hypothesis of sound laws
The Neogrammarian hypothesis of sound laws is a linguistic principle asserting that phonetic changes in a language occur regularly and without exceptions under the same conditions, forming the basis for systematic historical-comparative linguistics.
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B.
Treatise on the Origin of Language
Treatise on the Origin of Language is an influential 18th-century philosophical work that explores the natural, cultural, and historical origins of human language.
-
C.
Ancient Greek dialect continuum
The Ancient Greek dialect continuum was the range of closely related regional varieties of the Greek language spoken throughout the Greek world in antiquity, including dialects such as Ionic, Attic, Doric, and Aeolic.
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D.
De dialectica
De dialectica is a medieval philosophical treatise on logic and language by Alcuin of York, influential in the development of Carolingian scholastic thought.
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E.
An Essay on the Origin and Formation of the Romance Languages
"An Essay on the Origin and Formation of the Romance Languages" is a 19th-century scholarly work analyzing the historical development and linguistic structure of the Romance language family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic journal
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linguistics journal ⓘ |
| abbreviation | Diachronica ⓘ |
| audience |
graduate students in linguistics
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linguists ⓘ researchers in historical linguistics ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication | Netherlands ⓘ |
| discipline |
comparative linguistics
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historical linguistics ⓘ |
| field | linguistics ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
diachronic linguistics
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language change ⓘ |
| format |
online
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print ⓘ |
| hasPeerReview | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| publicationType | scholarly journal ⓘ |
| publisher | John Benjamins Publishing Company ⓘ |
| publishes |
book reviews
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peer-reviewed articles ⓘ |
| specialization | historical and comparative linguistics ⓘ |
| topic |
comparative method
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grammaticalization ⓘ language contact ⓘ language families ⓘ lexical change ⓘ morphological change ⓘ reconstruction in linguistics ⓘ sound change ⓘ syntactic change ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Diachronica Description of subject: Diachronica is a scholarly journal specializing in historical and comparative linguistics, focusing on language change over time.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.