History (field) the study of past events, their causes, and consequences
History is a field of study within Social Science that concerns the study of past events, their causes, and consequences. This term belongs mainly to the broader category called Culture.
Fields derived from History
- Epigraphy (interdisciplinary sub-field) the study and interpretation of ancient inscriptions
- Etymology (interdisciplinary sub-field) the study of word origins
- Literary Science (interdisciplinary field) the scientific study of literature, its history, development, and theory
- Palaeography (interdisciplinary sub-field) the study of past writing systems and the dating of historical manuscripts
- Philology (interdisciplinary sub-field) the study of oral and historical written language
Citation
PsychLing Contributors. "History." PsychLing, OMNIKA Foundation, 10 Sep. 2023, psylng.org/glossary/field/history. Accessed 16 Oct. 2024.
PsychLing (2023, September 10). History. Retrieved from https://psylng.org/glossary/field/history
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