THE ORIGIN OF COMPARATIVE LINGUISTICS AND ITS DIFFERENT ASPECTS FROM OTHER AREAS OF LINGUISTICS

Abstract

Languages are fascinating in their own right, holding within them the history, customs, beliefs, and values of the societies that use them. One of the most interesting topics of study in the field of linguistics is how languages came to be, how they evolved over time and how they are related to one another. This is the area of linguistics known as comparative linguistics, a subfield of historical linguistics that studies the similarities and differences between languages. In the following article, we will explore the origins of comparative linguistics, its main principles and methods, and how it differs from other areas of linguistics.