Historic Language (Classification) a language that is distinct albeit descended from a modern language
Historic Language is a term in Comparative Linguistics that commonly means "a language that is distinct albeit descended from a modern language." (See also: ISO 639-3 Individual Language Types). This term belongs mainly to the broader category called Classification.
Website definitions of Historic Language
Source: ISO 639-3 (https://iso639-3.sil.org)
"Types of individual languages"
Historic languages: A language is listed as historic when it is considered to be distinct from any modern languages that are descended from it: for instance, Old English and Middle English. In these cases, the language did not become extinct; rather, it changed into a different language over time. Here, too, the criterion is that the language have a literature that is treated distinctly by the scholarly community.
SIL International Contributors, "ISO 693-3: Types of individual languages," accessed August 12, 2023, https://iso639-3.sil.org/about/types. [Visit]
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PsychLing Contributors. "Historic Language." PsychLing, OMNIKA Foundation, 18 Sep. 2023, psylng.org/glossary/term/historic-language. Accessed 20 Dec. 2024.
PsychLing (2023, September 18). Historic Language. Retrieved from https://psylng.org/glossary/term/historic-language
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