Home›Historical and Comparative Linguistics›Role›Linguist (general)Browse ByLinguist (general)FactsLinguist (general)SourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonCentury Of OriginWell-attested18 CE 1Linguist (general)Filter Results16 entriesEraAll1785 (1)1786 (1)1787 (1)1791 (1)1821 (1)1827 (1)1842 (1)1846 (1)1849 (1)1860 (1)1866 (1)1895 (1)1915 (1)1927 (1)1933 (1)1947 (1)NationalityAllDenmark (3)France (1)Germany (6)Poland (1)United Kingdom (1)United States (4)Language(s) StudiedAllEnglish (2)German (3)Icelandic (1)Sanskrit (2)Influenced ByAllFerdinand de Saussure (2)Franz Bopp (1)Jacob Grimm (1)Joseph Greenberg (1)Michel Bréal (1)Rasmus Rask (1)Uriel Weinreich (1)SchoolAllHistorical-Comparative (6)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 16Antoine MeilletLinguist (general)August SchleicherLinguist (general)Bernard ComrieLinguist (general)Berthold DelbrückLinguist (general)Calvert WatkinsLinguist (general)Franz BoppLinguist (general)Jacob GrimmLinguist (general)Jerzy KuryłowiczLinguist (general)Joseph GreenbergLinguist (general)Karl BrugmannLinguist (general)Karl VernerLinguist (general)Otto JespersenLinguist (general)Rasmus RaskLinguist (general)Wilhelm GrimmLinguist (general)William Dwight WhitneyLinguist (general)William LabovLinguist (general)Sources1. 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.