Other Ancient Languages and Linguistics - Hebrew - Egyptian
Resources and instructional materials on ancient languages, especially Latin, and to a lesser extent Greek, with information on other ancient languages.
Aristarchus
Aristarchus devised symbols for making notes in his authoritative edition of Homer's "Iliad" and "Odyssey".
Aristarchus devised symbols for making notes in his authoritative edition of Homer's "Iliad" and "Odyssey".
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit is an ancient Indoeuropean language.
Sanskrit is an ancient Indoeuropean language.
Languages of Ancient India and Pakistan
These are the languages the ancient people of India and Pakistan are thought to have spoken.
These are the languages the ancient people of India and Pakistan are thought to have spoken.
Alphabet - What Was the First Alphabet?
What was the first alphabet?
What was the first alphabet?
Comparative Method
The Comparative Method is used by historical linguists to deduce ancestral languages.
The Comparative Method is used by historical linguists to deduce ancestral languages.
Features of IPA Phonemes
Quizzes to help identify the features of the phonemes in the IPA.
Quizzes to help identify the features of the phonemes in the IPA.
Great Vowel Shift
The English Great Vowel Shift helps to explain why we have such trouble figuring out how to pronounce Latin.
The English Great Vowel Shift helps to explain why we have such trouble figuring out how to pronounce Latin.
Hebrew Language Group
The place of Hebrew in the languages of the world.
The place of Hebrew in the languages of the world.
Meaning and Significance of Biblical and Hebrew Names
Resources on the meaning of Hebrew names for modern children.
Resources on the meaning of Hebrew names for modern children.
Neuter Plural and Feminine Singular A-ending
A theory about the a-ending in the neuter plural and feminine singular.
A theory about the a-ending in the neuter plural and feminine singular.
Nostratic
Nostratic is the name for a proposed ancestral group of language families.
Nostratic is the name for a proposed ancestral group of language families.
Novilara Stele and the North Picene Language
The Novilara Stele and the North Picene language.
The Novilara Stele and the North Picene language.
Oracles Bones From Ancient China
Oracle bones contain writing from ancient China.
Oracle bones contain writing from ancient China.
Proto-Indo-European - PIE
Proto-Indo-European is a theorized language.
Proto-Indo-European is a theorized language.
The Tower of Babel and the Diffusion of Languages
The story of the Tower of Babel is used to explain the origin of the many languages of the world.
The story of the Tower of Babel is used to explain the origin of the many languages of the world.
African History at About.com: Nilo-Saharan Language Group
From Alistair Boddy-Evans, About.com Guide to African History. A look at the Nilo-Saharan Language group, one of the four major language groups in Africa as identified by anthropologists and historical linguists.
From Alistair Boddy-Evans, About.com Guide to African History. A look at the Nilo-Saharan Language group, one of the four major language groups in Africa as identified by anthropologists and historical linguists.
Chinese Culture at About.com: Origin of Chinese Characters
About.com's Chinese Culture Guide tells about the origin of the non-alphabetic, square Chinese characters used in writing.
About.com's Chinese Culture Guide tells about the origin of the non-alphabetic, square Chinese characters used in writing.
Archaeology at About.com: Mawangdui
The site consisted of seven tombs, in which the preservation was fabulous, including intact silks, maps, and scrolls in addition to the human remains there. Among the scrolls were seven medical manuscripts, which together comprise the most ancient manuscripts on medicine found in China to date.
The site consisted of seven tombs, in which the preservation was fabulous, including intact silks, maps, and scrolls in addition to the human remains there. Among the scrolls were seven medical manuscripts, which together comprise the most ancient manuscripts on medicine found in China to date.
Function of an International Auxiliary Language
By E. Sapir. First published in Romanic Review, July 1925.
By E. Sapir. First published in Romanic Review, July 1925.