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.
Cuneiform
Definition of cuneiform.
Definition of cuneiform.
Cuneiform
"Most cuneiform can be read without difficulty provided the reader knows what language is represented. Though invented by the Sumerians, the system was also adopted by various Semitic-speaking peoples ... and even some Indo-Europeans...."
"Most cuneiform can be read without difficulty provided the reader knows what language is represented. Though invented by the Sumerians, the system was also adopted by various Semitic-speaking peoples ... and even some Indo-Europeans...."
Proto-Indo-European - PIE
Proto-Indo-European is a theorized language.
Proto-Indo-European is a theorized language.
Hebrew Language Group
The place of Hebrew in the languages of the world.
The place of Hebrew in the languages of the world.
The 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.
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.
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.
The 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.
The Novilara Stele and the North Picene Language
The Novilara Stele and the North Picene language.
The Novilara Stele and the North Picene language.
Alphabet - What Was the First Alphabet?
What was the first alphabet?
What was the first alphabet?
The 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.
Oracles Bones From Ancient China
Oracle bones contain writing from ancient China.
Oracle bones contain writing from ancient China.
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.
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.