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"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
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:
🌍 https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2025/evolution_of_language_follow_up/
#WeekendStories #Linguistics #LanguageEvolution #LinguisticHistory
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#FrenchKiss #LanguageFacts #FrenchCulture #LinguisticHistory #Romance #DictionaryFacts
Old map from 2021 "showing the area of origin of the East Germanic languages in pink, semi-fading since concept of land use differed & it's impossible to know borders.
In cards are given possible locations, -timeframe & -causes of the extinction of select East Germanic languages
In brackets is information that is uncertain. Also keep in mind causality issues - like say for example some languages might have never gone extinct due to adopting Latin in the first place had they not seen expulsions by other tribes moving westwards in the first place."
#map #maps #HistoricalMaps #Europe #German #germanic #history #antiquity #middleages #histodon #linguistics #linguistichistory #LinguisticMaps
#Linguistics (#LinguisticHistory?) question for folks:
What are the most recent letters to be added?
I know that not all #Languages or #WritingSystems use letters, but I'm curious to know from those that do (like Latin scripts?) what the newest letters are.
Boosts appreciated!