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<p><b>Historical linguistics</b>, also known as <b>diachronic linguistics</b>, is the scientific study of how <a href="page.php?w=language_change">languages change</a> over time. It seeks to understand the nature and causes of linguistic change and to trace the evolution of languages. Historical linguistics involves several key areas of study, including the <a href="page.php?w=Linguistic_reconstruction">reconstruction</a> of ancestral languages, the classification of languages into <a href="page.php?w=Language_family">families</a> (<a href="page.php?w=comparative_linguistics">comparative linguistics</a>),</p><p>
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