“Historical Linguistics”
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“Historical Linguistics” is a foundational work by Paul Kiparsky that explores how and why languages change over time, integrating phonological theory with the study of language history.
All labels observed (1)
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| “Historical Linguistics” canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7742666 — 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: “Historical Linguistics” Context triple: [Paul Kiparsky, notableWork, “Historical Linguistics”]
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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.
Of the Origin and Progress of Language
Of the Origin and Progress of Language is an 18th-century multi-volume work by Scottish judge and philosopher James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, exploring the natural origins, development, and structure of human language within a broader theory of human nature and society.
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C.
Romance linguistics
Romance linguistics is the branch of linguistics that studies the Romance languages—such as French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and Romanian—their history, structure, and development from Latin.
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D.
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.
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E.
Indo-European phonology
Indo-European phonology is the branch of linguistics that reconstructs and analyzes the sound systems and sound changes of the Proto-Indo-European language and its descendant languages.
- 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: “Historical Linguistics” Target entity description: “Historical Linguistics” is a foundational work by Paul Kiparsky that explores how and why languages change over time, integrating phonological theory with the study of language history.
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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.
Of the Origin and Progress of Language
Of the Origin and Progress of Language is an 18th-century multi-volume work by Scottish judge and philosopher James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, exploring the natural origins, development, and structure of human language within a broader theory of human nature and society.
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C.
Romance linguistics
Romance linguistics is the branch of linguistics that studies the Romance languages—such as French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and Romanian—their history, structure, and development from Latin.
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D.
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.
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E.
Indo-European phonology
Indo-European phonology is the branch of linguistics that reconstructs and analyzes the sound systems and sound changes of the Proto-Indo-European language and its descendant languages.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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linguistics monograph ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | linguistics ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
connect synchronic phonology with diachronic change
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explain mechanisms of language change ⓘ |
| author | Paul Kiparsky ⓘ |
| contribution |
integration of phonological theory with language history
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theoretical framework for sound change ⓘ |
| discusses |
analogy in language change
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constraints on sound change ⓘ morphophonology ⓘ phonological rules ⓘ regularity of sound change ⓘ rule ordering ⓘ |
| field |
historical linguistics
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linguistics ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
how languages change over time
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why languages change over time ⓘ |
| genre | academic literature ⓘ |
| hasAuthorRole | Paul Kiparsky ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
diachronic explanation
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lexical diffusion ⓘ phonological change ⓘ rule-based phonology ⓘ sound laws ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
generative linguistics
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structural linguistics ⓘ |
| influencedField |
generative phonology
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historical phonology ⓘ |
| integratesWith | phonological theory ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
diachronic linguistics
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language change ⓘ phonology ⓘ sound change ⓘ |
| subfieldOf | linguistics ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
linguists
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students of linguistics ⓘ |
| theoreticalOrientation |
formal
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generative ⓘ |
| usedIn | graduate linguistics education ⓘ |
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Subject: “Historical Linguistics” Description of subject: “Historical Linguistics” is a foundational work by Paul Kiparsky that explores how and why languages change over time, integrating phonological theory with the study of language history.
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