History of linguistics
The history of linguistics deals with historical developments of the knowledge on grammar and linguistic relations, the history of terminologies and concepts, and it is moreover concerned with the processes generating knowledge on the relations between language and cognition. Pertinent studies at our faculty in Graz have centered around two poles: Wilhelm von Humboldt and the ensuing modernity in the 19th century (esp. Hugo Schuchardt) as well as the impact that typologically different languages (Basque, Huastec and others) have had on the European understanding of language and grammar.
- History of Linguistics in the 19th Century (from Humboldt to Schuchardt)
- Morphology and syntax: Pronominal systems, serial verbs, morphological processes
- Word types
- Lexicology and lexicography
- Phonological theory and description
- Editions and editing techniques of colonial grammars and texts (Huastek)
- Colonial linguistics
- Language variation and change in Mesoamerican languages, in Basque, in Romance languages
- Area typology: Mesoamerica
- Language typology of the Otopame languages
- Language documentation: Central Pame
