Nineteenth century: historical linguistics Before the 19 th century, language in the western world was of interest mainly to philosophers, e.g.: Plato.
Myth and Reality: The Nature of Language and Linguistic Variation Myth: Other people speak dialects. Reality: Everyone who speaks a language speaks some.
Nineteenth century: historical linguistics
13 Ling 122 6a Dialects
Varieties, Dialects, Accents Based in part on Childs, Wolfram & Schilling-Estes, Smith, and Rickford.