Intro to Historical Linguistics: Languages, Dialects & Registers (lesson 1 of 4)

Learn the basics of language history, language families and how languages change over time. The first of four lessons introduces languages, dialects and registers, and hints at how languages are related (and unrelated) to one another. Part of a series of linguistics courses for language learners.

Visit the site for exercises, examples and explanations:
http://www.nativlang.com/linguistics/historical-linguistics-lessons.php

Category:

Education

Tags:

• historical linguistics
• linguistics
• language change
• language history
• history languages
• language families

[hippiesordo]

it needs to add the closed caption (subtitle for the Deaf) Type "closed caption" on YouTube seach blank box... Thank you! I love to learn and understand the linguistic...

[NativLang]

@hippiesordo Thanks for the feedback! I'll learn more about closed captioning for my videos.

[NativLang]

Glad to help, and I hope your test goes well!!

[iamascientist]

Thank you so so much for this, I have a Linguistic exam today today and Historical Linguistics was really making no sense until I watched this!