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Historical Linguistics Methodology
Academic papers available in Postscript, PDF, and Word97 formats. (infos)What Has a Hippo in Common With a Feather?
Historical linguistics and etymology. (infos)
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." (infos)
Genetic Distance and Language Affinities
Between Autochthonous Human Populations. (infos)
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. (infos)
Kjell Gustafson's homepage - Historical Linguistics
An overview of the field of historical linguistics and its sub-disciplines. (infos)
Lehmann's Reader: A Reader in Nineteenth Century Historical Indo-European Linguistics
Anthology of important works of nineteenth-century historical Indo-European linguistics, edited and translated by W. P. Lehmann, 1967. (infos)
Grimm's Law
A demonstration of the law. (infos)
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. (infos)
Take Our Word for It
Weekly etymology magazine. (infos)