Web Directory

» 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

» Ancient Scripts - Historical Linguistics
   Introduction to historical linguistics with language family charts and extensive links list.
   http://www.ancientscripts.com/hl.html

» 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/index.html

» Chronology: History of English
   "Chronology of Events in the History of English" summarizing the emergence and evolution of the language spanning 5 millennia.
   http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~kemmer/Words/chron.html

» 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

» Genetic Distance and Language Affinities
   Between Autochthonous Human Populations.
   http://www.friesian.com/trees.htm

» Grimm's Law
   A demonstration of the law.
   http://www-personal.umich.edu/~clunis/wow/grimm/

» 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/documents/PIE.html

» Introduction to Historical Linguistics
   A brief summary of the subject of comparative linguistics.
   http://www.mit.edu/~ejhanna/language/histlang.html

» 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_historical_linguistics.htm

» Linguae Thraco-Daco-Moesianae
   Philological Thracology. A Traco-Dacian Thesaurus, a few articles and links.
   http://soltdm.tripod.com/home.htm

» Relations between Indoeuropean and Afroasiatic Languages
   Traces of possible relations between Indoeuropean and Afroasiatic languages.
   http://www.dabis.at/Anwender.htm/Alscher/afroasia.htm

» Schousboe: Teaching Historical Linguistics
   For educators- a course curriculum designed for a one-semester course.
   http://www.univie.ac.at/Anglistik/hoe/pschousboe.htm

» Take Our Word for It
   Weekly etymology magazine.
   http://www.takeourword.com/

» 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

» 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/

» The Olin Revelation
   Revelations concerning the English language and the Bible.
   http://www.olinrevelation.org

» 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

» Tracking Linguistic Drift: The Comparative Method
   Lecture notes.
   http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/linguistics/lectures/05lect21.html

» What Has a Hippo in Common With a Feather?
   Historical linguistics and etymology.
   http://www.facstaff.bucknell.edu/rbeard/hippo.html

» 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/