👉 Historical linguistics is a branch of linguistics that studies language usage and evolution based on the study of historical texts, such as written records or oral traditions. Historically, linguistic phenomena have been studied over many centuries to understand their origin, development, and change over time. This field seeks to understand how languages are formed, who wrote them, and what messages they convey through language. In simpler terms, historiological studies focus on the historical evolution of a language through its use in writing. They
