Home›Historical and Comparative Linguistics›Role›Comparative GrammarianBrowse ByComparative GrammarianFactsComparative GrammarianSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonCentury Of OriginWell-attested18 CE 1Comparative GrammarianFilter Results5 entriesEraAll1746 (1)1787 (1)1791 (1)1842 (1)1866 (1)NationalityAllDenmark (1)France (1)Germany (2)United Kingdom (1)Language(s) StudiedAllIcelandic (1)Latin (1)Sanskrit (2)Influenced ByAllFerdinand de Saussure (1)Michel Bréal (1)SchoolAllHistorical-Comparative (3)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 5Antoine MeilletComparative GrammarianBerthold DelbrückComparative GrammarianFranz BoppComparative GrammarianRasmus RaskComparative GrammarianWilliam JonesComparative GrammarianSources1. Wikipedia: Historical LinguisticsWikimedia FoundationDevelopment sectionQuote, Development sectionModern historical linguistics dates to the late 18th century, having originally grown out of the earlier discipline of philology, the study of ancient texts and documents dating back to antiquity.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.