Linguistic geography has been considered a part, if not a sub‐discipline, of linguistics rather than geography. This was not always the case. In the late 19th century geography was integral to linguistic science through the practice of language surveying and production of linguistic maps and atlases. By the early 20th century language became a geopolitical concern in Europe during and after the First World War. This paper argues that historical geography can make an important intervention in recovering the entwined yet forgotten histories of linguistics and geography and explain the roots of geography's indifference to linguistic study which has, among many issues, contributed to the marginalisation of other languages in favour of English. This paper traces the history of geography's association with language as a consequence of empire, colonialism and nationalism and considers the reasons for their divergence and why geography continues to have a significant role in linguistics but not vice‐versa. This paper concludes by reflecting on what historical geography brings to linguistic geography and how it can write about a significant, yet often forgotten, geographical tradition.

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地理和语言学：历史，纠缠和背离

语言地理学被认为是语言学而不是地理学的一部分，即使不是子学科。并非总是如此。在19世纪后期，地理学通过语言调查以及语言地图和地图集的制作成为语言科学的组成部分。到20世纪初，在第一次世界大战期间及之后，语言已成为欧洲的地缘政治关注点。本文认为，历史地理学可以为恢复语言学和地理学交织却被遗忘的历史做出重要的干预，并解释了地理学对语言学无动于衷的根源，在许多问题中，地理学已导致其他语言被边缘化，有利于英语。本文追溯了帝国带来的地理与语言的关联历史，殖民主义和民族主义，并考虑了它们产生分歧的原因，以及为什么地理学继续在语言学中发挥重要作用，反之则不然。本文最后总结了历史地理学给语言地理学带来的影响，以及它如何写出重要但经常被人们遗忘的地理传统。