The Influence of 'Catastrophism' on Historical Linguistics

Mario Alinei, The Influence of 'Catastrophism' on Historical Linguistics, "Quaderni di Semantica" 26, 2005. Translation from Italian, with revisions, of Chapter 11 (L’influenza del 'catastrofismo' sulla linguistica storica) of Le origini delle lingue d’Europa. Vol. I. La teoria della continuità, Bologna, Il Mulino, 1996. English translation by S. Kostic. https://web.archive.org/web/20241025213053/http://www.continuitas.org/texts/alinei_catastrophism.pdf