Questions tagged [dead-languages]
Question about dead or extinct languages, i.e. languages that no longer have any speakers.
12
votes
1answer
79 views
How could we know that the pronounciation of an ancient language like Aramaic is correct?
This question is directly related to my former question on Aramaic:
How to learn the vocabulary of an ancient language like Aramaic, which is based on scripture only?
I'd like to know how and on ...
9
votes
1answer
211 views
How to learn the vocabulary of an ancient language like Aramaic, which is based on scripture only?
I've lately attended a series of lectures on the history of Christianity held by a Coptic scholar. He gave a few examples of Aramaic or Syriac sentences (translated from the Bible) which might be ...
20
votes
1answer
217 views
How to practice speaking a language with no speakers?
How can I practice speaking, and hopefully eventually become fluent in, a language with no fluent speakers, either native or otherwise?
(I'm interested in the constructed language Glosa, but this ...
19
votes
2answers
186 views
How useful is studying Latin for learners of more than one Romance language?
We all know that Vulgar Latin is the ancestor of all the Romance languages. It is also known as a great source of classical literature and was used for many centuries as the "lingua franca" of ...
