Ancient language not heard for 4,000 years is recorded for the first time as linguists work out how English came about using ancient texts
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Ancient language not heard for 4,000 years is recorded for the first time as linguists work out how English came about using ancient texts
wyatt1 Sun Sep 29, 2013 7:39 pm
For the first time in four thousand years the ancient language called PIE can be heard thanks to decades of research.
In a recording Dr Andrew Byrd, a linguistics expert from the University of Kentucky, reads the parable of the sheep and the horses in an ancient language called Proto-Indo-European, or PIE.
Even though there is no written record of the language, Dr Byrd has managed to recreate an approximate version based on knowledge of ancient texts in Indo-European languages, such as Latin, Greek and Sanskrit.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2437445/Ancient-language-called-PIE-heard-4-000-years-recorded-time.html#ixzz2gJBBDK4b
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In a recording Dr Andrew Byrd, a linguistics expert from the University of Kentucky, reads the parable of the sheep and the horses in an ancient language called Proto-Indo-European, or PIE.
Even though there is no written record of the language, Dr Byrd has managed to recreate an approximate version based on knowledge of ancient texts in Indo-European languages, such as Latin, Greek and Sanskrit.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2437445/Ancient-language-called-PIE-heard-4-000-years-recorded-time.html#ixzz2gJBBDK4b
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wyatt1 Sun Sep 29, 2013 8:23 pm
Sounds suspiciously like it .ALLAKAKA wrote:is it a PORK PIE ??????
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