This article discusses efforts to reconstruct Shakespeare's original pronunciation, focusing on experiments at the Globe Theatre and the linguistic evidence used to inform these reconstructions. It details three key types of evidence: contemporary observations, spellings, and rhymes/puns that only work in the original pronunciation.
A collection of 23 maps and charts illustrating various aspects of language, including origins, distribution, diversity, and evolution, with a focus on English and global patterns.
Harvard researchers traced the origins of the vast Indo-European language family to the Caucasus-Lower Volga region, identifying the ancestral population known as the Yamnaya, who appeared around 3300 BCE and spread from Hungary to western China.
The University of Konstanz is awarding an honorary doctorate to Annie Zaenen on October 14, 2024. The event includes a workshop on Large Language Models (LLMs) in Linguistic Theory, the formal presentation of the honorary doctorate, and an excursion to Reichenau.
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