Writing
Language, literature, dictionaries, documents, inscriptions, epigraphy, writing, and writing about writing in ancient Mediterranean countries, including the dead sea scrolls.
Paper in Ancient China
Ancient China, one of the autochthonous regions of writing invented its own forms of writing material or paper.
Ancient China, one of the autochthonous regions of writing invented its own forms of writing material or paper.
The Script Writing of Ancient China
About the ancient script of the ancient Chinese.
About the ancient script of the ancient Chinese.
Ancient Inscriptions
Inscriptions are generally a more permanent form of ancient writing than writing on tablets or papyrus.
Inscriptions are generally a more permanent form of ancient writing than writing on tablets or papyrus.
Paleo-Hebrew
Paleo-Hebrew is an ancient Hebrew script.
Paleo-Hebrew is an ancient Hebrew script.
Ecclesiastes Etext - KJV Ecclesiastes
Etext of the King James version of Ecclesiastes.
Etext of the King James version of Ecclesiastes.
Roots of English: An Etymological Dictionary
By Seton Hall University's Eugene Cotter, a downloadable dictionary for Windows 95/98.
By Seton Hall University's Eugene Cotter, a downloadable dictionary for Windows 95/98.
History of Writing
Writing (counting), Jack Kilmon says, began with the advent of a permanent agrarian society. He supplements his essay with downloadable archaic fonts.
Writing (counting), Jack Kilmon says, began with the advent of a permanent agrarian society. He supplements his essay with downloadable archaic fonts.
Interpreting Ancient Manuscripts Web
A site filled with definitions and explanations of what scribes and scholars encounter and mistakes they make when trying to select the best version of an ancient text.
A site filled with definitions and explanations of what scribes and scholars encounter and mistakes they make when trying to select the best version of an ancient text.
Language Families
Charts of Indo-European, Afro-Asiatic, Sino-Tibetan, and language families, plus a list of the Uralic languages.
Charts of Indo-European, Afro-Asiatic, Sino-Tibetan, and language families, plus a list of the Uralic languages.
Peoples And Languages In Pre-Islamic Indus Valley
Dr. Tariq Rahman says Dravidian, not Indo-Aryan, was the original langauge of Pakistan. Language trees show the two conflicting evolutionary theories.
Dr. Tariq Rahman says Dravidian, not Indo-Aryan, was the original langauge of Pakistan. Language trees show the two conflicting evolutionary theories.
Where Do Languages Come From?
From Exploratorium Magazine Online. Site provides very basic information on word origins and roots. Also compares six languages' words for the numbers one through ten.
From Exploratorium Magazine Online. Site provides very basic information on word origins and roots. Also compares six languages' words for the numbers one through ten.
Why Do Languages Change?
The Bible, decay, natural law, and social bonding all help explain why languages change.
The Bible, decay, natural law, and social bonding all help explain why languages change.