All Discussions Tagged 'Greek' - 12160 Social Network2024-03-28T10:15:26Zhttps://12160.info/forum/topic/listForTag?groupUrl=red-and-the-blue&tag=Greek&feed=yes&xn_auth=noAncient language not heard for 4,000 years is recorded for the first time as linguists work out how English came about using ancient textstag:12160.info,2013-09-30:2649739:Topic:13270272013-09-30T01:34:33.126Zmysteryhttps://12160.info/profile/mystery
<p><font style="font-size: 1.2em;">For the first time in four thousand years the ancient language called PIE can be heard thanks to decades of research.<br></br></font></p>
<p><font style="font-size: 1.2em;">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.</font></p>
<p><font style="font-size: 1.2em;">Even though there is no written record of the language, Dr…</font></p>
<p><font style="font-size: 1.2em;">For the first time in four thousand years the ancient language called PIE can be heard thanks to decades of research.<br/></font></p>
<p><font style="font-size: 1.2em;">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.</font></p>
<p><font style="font-size: 1.2em;">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.</font></p>
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<p><font style="font-size: 1.2em;">The language was last spoken between approximately 4,500 and 2,500 B.C by our ancestors from all over Europe and Asia.</font></p>
<p><font style="font-size: 1.2em;">Continue reading at: <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2437445/Ancient-language-called-PIE-heard-4-000-years-recorded-time.html">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2437445/Ancient-language-called-PIE-heard-4-000-years-recorded-time.html</a></font></p>