Proto-Language
Evolution of Communication, Lingua ex Machina: Reconciling Darwin and Chomsky , Linguists Debating Deepest Roots of Language, NOVA Online-Transcripts-In Search of the First Lan, Pre-Nostratic Pronouns, Proto-Language, SAFi etymology. Indo-European, Nostratic or Eurasi, The Extended Mind: Understanding Language and Thou, TheTower of Babel, Was Nostratic A Real Language?
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
Ancient Scripts - Historical Linguistics
Introduction to historical linguistics with language family charts and extensive links list.
Cameron Laird's Personal Index to Anthropolog
Two software applications to aid glottochronological & lexostatistical analysis.
Chronology: History of English
"Chronology of Events in the History of English" summarizing the emergence and evolution of the language spanning 5 millenia.
Corpora and Historical Linguistics
"Historical linguistics can be seen as a species of corpus linguistics, since the texts of a historical period or a "dead" language form a closed corpus of data which can only be extended by the (re-)discovery of previously unknown manuscripts or books."
Encyclopedia.com - Grimm's law
The principle of relationships in Indo-European languages, first formulated by Jakob Grimm in 1822.
English from the 7th to the 18th c.
An attempt at a very brief outline of the history of English by Tuba Ince.
Genetic Distance and Language Affinities
Between Autochthonous Human Populations.
Historical Linguistics Methodology
Academic papers available in Postscript, PDF, and Word97 formats.
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.
Indin
Independent investigations into the history of the Indo-European languages and peoples (by Valentyn Stetsyuk). Includes Turkic and Finno-Ugric material.
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.
Introduction to Historical Linguistics
A brief summary of the subject of comparative linguistics.
Kjell Gustafson's homepage - Historical Lingu
An overview of the field of historical linguistics and its sub-disciplines.
Lehmann's Reader: A Reader in Nineteenth Cent
Anthology of important works of nineteenth-century historical Indo-European linguistics, edited and translated by W. P. Lehmann, 1967.
Linguae Thraco-Daco-Moesianae
Philological Thracology. A Traco-Dacian Thesaurus, a few articles and links.
Place Names and Intersocietal Interaction
http://www.etext.org/Politics/World.Systems/papers/working_papers:johns_hopkins_pcid/chase-dunn_hoka
The relation of place names to inter-tribal relations.
Relations between Indoeuropean and Afroasiatic Lan
Traces of possible relations between Indoeuropean and Afroasiatic languages.
Schousboe: Teaching Historical Linguistics
For educators- a course curriculum designed for a one-semester course.
Sergei Starostin's Etymological Databases
Currently comprise North Caucasian, Sino-Tibetan, Yenisseian, Altaic, Chukchee-Kamchatkan, Dravidian, and (partly) Semitic (proto-) languages. With reconstructed protoforms (including intermediary) and the attested forms in daughter tongues for each etymon. Downloadable, searchable. Need special fonts, also available onsite.
The Computational Historical Linguistics Project
A joint research project of the Computer and Information Science Department and the Linguistics Department at the University of Pennsylvania.
The Controversy over the Word 'Squaw'
The definition of the word 'squaw' and its corruption by the American Indian Movement.
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.
The Indo-European Language Family
Extensive collection of resources in historical Indo-European linguistics.
The Lover's Tongue
An etymological exploration of the language of love and sex (word origins). Companion site to the book of the same name. Excerpts, reviews, author details, MP3 files of the author discussing a few terms, and links to shopping sites.
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.
Tracking Linguistic Drift: The Comparative Method
Lecture notes.
What Has a Hippo in Common With a Feather?
Historical linguistics and etymology.
Wilton's Word & Phrase Origins
Etymological site offers a brief history of the English language, discussion boards and a search feature.