Historicism is a mode of thinking that assigns a central and basic significance to a specific context, such as historical period, geographical place. HISTORICISM is relativistic because it rejects notions of universal, fundamental and immutable interpretations. Linguistics is a science or at least aspires to be a science and this science is historical in character.
Historicism is a mode of thinking that assigns a central and basic significance to a specific context, such as historical period, geographical place. HISTORICISM is relativistic because it r…