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  1. "The Linguistic Past in Twelfth-Century Britain" by Sara Harris analyses the understanding(s) & associations 12th c authors had of the complex history of Britain's languages, in context of social, political & linguistic changes

    #Linguistics #Medieval #MiddleAges #EnglishLanguage #LinguisticHistory

  2. I recently watched a #Arte documentary exploring whether all humans once shared a single ancestral #language. I decided to recap its key points as a follow-up to my series on the origins of languages and #WritingSystems from last year:

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    #WeekendStories #Linguistics #LanguageEvolution #LinguisticHistory