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1. A possible homeland of the Indo-European languages
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
2. Ancient Scripts - Historical Linguistics
Introduction to historical linguistics with language family charts and extensive links list.
http://www.ancientscripts.com/hl.html
3. Cameron Laird's Personal Index to Anthropologic Resources on the Net
Two software applications to aid glottochronological and lexostatistical analysis.
http://phaseit.net/claird/sci.anthropology/in...
4. Chronology: History of English
"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/chron.h...
5. English from the 7th to the 18th c.
An attempt at a very brief outline of the history of English by Tuba Ince.
http://www.ingilish.com/orofeng.htm
6. Genetic Distance and Language Affinities
Between Autochthonous Human Populations.
http://www.friesian.com/trees.htm
7. Grimm's Law
A demonstration of the law.
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~clunis/wow/gri...
8. History of the English Language
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
9. Indin
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/
10. Indo-European and the Comparative Method
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/document...
11. Introduction to Historical Linguistics
A brief summary of the subject of comparative linguistics.
http://www.mit.edu/~ejhanna/language/histlang...
12. Kjell Gustafson's homepage - Historical Linguistics
An overview of the field of historical linguistics and its sub-disciplines.
http://www.speech.kth.se/~kjellg/kg_historica...
13. Linguae Thraco-Daco-Moesianae
Philological Thracology. A Traco-Dacian Thesaurus, a few articles and links.
http://soltdm.tripod.com/home.htm
14. Place Names and Intersocietal Interaction
The relation of place names to inter-tribal relations.
http://www.etext.org/Politics/World.Systems/p...
15. Relations between Indoeuropean and Afroasiatic Languages
Traces of possible relations between Indoeuropean and Afroasiatic languages.
http://www.dabis.at/Anwender.htm/Alscher/afro...
16. Schousboe: Teaching Historical Linguistics
For educators- a course curriculum designed for a one-semester course.
http://www.univie.ac.at/Anglistik/hoe/pschous...
17. Take Our Word for It
Weekly etymology magazine.
http://www.takeourword.com/
18. The Controversy over the Word 'Squaw'
The definition of the word 'squaw' and its corruption by the American Indian Movement.
http://www.tomjonas.com/squawpeak/squaw.htm
19. The Great Vowel Shift Web Site
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/
20. The Indo-European Language Family
Extensive collection of resources in historical Indo-European linguistics.
http://www.utexas.edu/cola/depts/lrc/iedocctr...
21. The Proto-Sumerian Language Invention Process
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
22. Tracking Linguistic Drift: The Comparative Method
Lecture notes.
http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/linguisti...
23. What Has a Hippo in Common With a Feather?
Historical linguistics and etymology.
http://www.facstaff.bucknell.edu/rbeard/hippo...
24. Wilton's Word & Phrase Origins
Etymological site offers a brief history of the English language, discussion boards and a search feature.
http://www.wordorigins.org/


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