Historische Sprachforschung

Aims & Scope

This journal has been published since 1852, originally in irregular succession.

The contributions are in German, English and French and concern the whole breadth of historical linguistic research.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Standard Average European and the Western Fringe – a Reconsideration

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Britta

• Wackernagel in the Language of the Rigveda. A Reassessment

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Götz

• Indo-European *dem(h2)- 'to build' and its derivatives

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Alexander

• Steps in the middle (voice): ancient Greek grammarians, Bopp and beyond

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Marina

• To be or not to be: the Latin perfect in -v-

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Andreas

• Deriving Dreams from the Divine: Hittite tesa-/zas(a)i-

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Andrew Miles

• Patterns of Vowel Reduction in Latin: Phonetics and Phonology

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Kanehiro

• Lex Pinault: Eine indogermanische Lautregel?

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Gertjan

• Die lydische Athene: eine neue Edition von LW 40

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Annick, David

• The etymology of Latin focus and the devoicing of final stops before *s in Proto-Indo-European

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Ranko