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Latin hip-hop highlights Festival of the Classics
Submitted by Milica on Sun, 2008/04/13 - 19:18. European | Linguistics | Performing Arts | Roman"Odi et amo. Quare id faciam, fortasse requiris/ Nescio, sed fieri sentio et excrucior" ("I hate and I love. Why do I do it, perchance you might ask? I don't know, but I feel it happening to me and I'm burning up.") sings Ista, a German rap group that uses Latin verse in its performances.
Partum vita mottos in Latin
Submitted by Milica on Sun, 2008/03/23 - 17:47. Linguistics | RomanLatin phrases have traditionally been used for family mottos. Now everyone can have their own Latin motto by using In Rebus, an online motto creator.
"Send me socks and underpants!"
Submitted by Milica on Mon, 2008/02/04 - 13:36. 601 CE and Earlier | Linguistics | RomanAccording to archaeologist Robin Birley, the researcher's life can be pretty bleak until he finds the really big discovery, in this case, letters from Roman soldiers. Harry Mount of the Daily Mail has the story.
"As time goes by" Roman style
Submitted by Milica on Wed, 2008/01/30 - 19:06. 601 CE and Earlier | Linguistics | Modern Society | RomanJust in time for Valentine's Day, Professor Judith Hallett of the University of Maryland, looks at how love was expressed in ancient Rome.
The sound of medieval English
Submitted by Milica on Tue, 2008/01/29 - 22:26. BBC News | English | LinguisticsThe BBC's British History website includes the Ages of English Timeline which allows visitors to hear English the way it would have been spoken throughout the various historical periods.
DNA and linguistic studies show Liverpool's Viking heritage
Submitted by Milica on Sun, 2007/12/16 - 16:55. 901 CE to 1000 CE | Archaeology | English | Linguistics | ScandanavianResearchers believe that the area around Liverpool, England was a Viking settlement. Their findings are based on original surnames and DNA evidence.
Pop culture breathes life into Latin
Submitted by Sabine Berard on Thu, 2007/12/13 - 21:12. 601 CE and Earlier | Linguistics | Modern Society | RomanPopular movies, movie stars, and TV series such as Harry Potter, Angelina Jolie, and Star Trek are mainly entertainment, but they also have helped keep Latin in the public eye when it otherwise would be forgotten outside academia.
An Introduction to Old English Language and Writing
Submitted by Milica on Wed, 2007/12/05 - 12:48. English | Heraldry | Linguistics | Scribal Arts | Video AlbumProfessor Edwin Duncan of Towson University has produced a nine-minute flash presentation on the reading and pronunciation of Old English.
University of Melbourne cancels Viking Studies program
Submitted by Milica on Tue, 2007/12/04 - 13:45. Linguistics | ScandanavianThe Medievalist.net blog reports that after more than 60 years, the University of Melbourne has cancelled its Viking Studies program. The program included instruction in Viking history and the Old Norse language.
Medieval Latin tutorial
Submitted by Milica on Tue, 2007/10/30 - 14:40. Linguistics | Roman | Scribal ArtsThe English National Archives has created a website to teach medieval Latin through a series of fun activities and lessons. The tutorial is aimed at teaching the Latin used to create documents written between 1086 and 1733.
Vicipaedia Latina
Submitted by Milica on Tue, 2007/10/23 - 20:10. Linguistics | Modern Society | RomanBored with the usual blog gossip sites? Want something with a little more challenge? Try Vicipaedia Latina, the Latin version of Wikipedia, a "labor of love for a small group of Latin buffs and weekend philologists whose motto might well be 'What would Julius do?'"
Ancient Bulgarian inscription found on tomb
Submitted by Milica on Mon, 2007/10/01 - 20:53. 901 CE to 1000 CE | Linguistics | SlavicArchaeologist Kazimir Popkonstantikov has discovered an inscription on a tomb from the Middle Ages in high medieval Bulgarian, a rare instance of the language. The inscription chronicled the burial site of a monk in a 10th century monastery.
Latin alive in the modern world
Submitted by Milica on Mon, 2007/09/24 - 14:19. LinguisticsKevin Fleming, for CNN's column Mental Floss, looks at the use and meaning of common Latin phrases in everyday life.
Take the Librarian's Challenge
Submitted by Baroness Elfreda on Fri, 2007/09/14 - 14:37. European | Games and Gambling | Humor | Linguistics"Do you know someone named Cooper, or Fletcher, or Chapman, or Wainwright? Do you know how those surnames originated? Have you, at some point in your Society career, acted as a gonfalonier, a cordwainer, or an arkwright?"
Ancient nautical and maritime terms translator
Submitted by Milica on Mon, 2007/05/07 - 00:00. Linguistics | NauticalJulian Dixon has created a website to assist with the understanding of ancient nautical and maritime terms.
Russia's Caucasus "the mountain of tongues"
Submitted by Milica on Sun, 2007/04/22 - 20:39. Linguistics | RussianA 10th-century geographer, traveling in Russia's Caucasus Mountains, referred to them as the "mountain of tongues" due to the diversity of languages preserved in the isolated villages. This diversity continues today in an area which supports 34 ethnic groups.
Microsoft and Google hope to help save Romansch
Submitted by Milica on Mon, 2007/04/09 - 16:21. European | Linguistics | Modern SocietyIn response to a push by 35,000 speakers of Romansch in Switzerland, techno-giants Google and Microsoft have announced that they will support the language in their software.
Proper Latin pronunciation
Submitted by Milica on Mon, 2007/04/09 - 12:27. 601 CE and Earlier | Linguistics | RomanIn an article for Great Britain's The Oldie, Peter Jones "gets to the Bottom of How Julius Caesar really spoke", to the ire of some traditionalists.
Study claims "dead languages" detrimental to modern language learning
Submitted by Milica on Sat, 2007/04/07 - 15:24. 601 CE and Earlier | Greek | Linguistics | Roman | TelegraphA recent "secret report" by the Dearing Languages Review in Great Britain warns that the study of ancient languages may be detrimental to the study of modern languages because they "contribute nothing to 'intercultural understanding'."
Cornish language proposal online
Submitted by Milica on Sat, 2007/03/31 - 19:39. English | Linguistics | Modern SocietyUdnFormScrefys, a group of Cornish users, has created a proposal for a written form of the Cornish language. They hope to submit it soon to the Cornish Language Commission.
Scholar believes St. Patrick in Ireland earlier than 5th century
Submitted by Milica on Thu, 2007/03/22 - 15:33. 601 CE and Earlier | Christianity | Irish | LinguisticsCeltic scholar and linguist Daniel Melia believes that St. patrick may have preached his message to the Irish 50 years earlier than previously believed. The earlier time period would place the saint within provincial Roman society rather than during tribal invasions.
Peculiar aristocratic titles
Submitted by Milica on Sat, 2007/02/24 - 19:11. Humor | LinguisticsAnyone who is in the SCA knows that we have our own peculiar sets of titles for nobility, but a short quiz on masquerademaskarts.com might help you choose a new persona.
"Medieval Lands" offers sources for name and persona research
Submitted by Milica on Sat, 2007/02/17 - 21:34. Asian | European | Heraldry | LinguisticsA great online source for documenting medieval genealogy is Charles Cawley's Medieval Lands, "the encyclopædia of territories in the medieval western world and the royal and noble families which ruled them."
Electronic version of the Middle English Dictionary online
Submitted by Milica on Thu, 2007/02/08 - 13:10. English | Linguistics | Scribal ArtsAn electronic version of the Middle English Dictionary is available online. Hosted by the University of Michigan, the dictionary and quotations are searchable.
You bride of the Svïnafell troll!
Submitted by Milica on Mon, 2007/01/29 - 16:54. Humor | LinguisticsFeeling cranky? Perhaps a constructive way to blow off steam is to read through the University of Oregon Medieval Studies Department's Medieval Insult Page.
Latin and Greek are not dead
Submitted by Milica on Fri, 2007/01/26 - 17:08. Guardian | Linguistics | OpinionCambridge Classics professor Mary Beard discusses the importance of the study of classical languages in an essay for the Guardian.
Cá Bhfuil Na Gaeilg eoirí?
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2007/01/17 - 09:04. Guardian | Irish | LinguisticsCá Bhfuil Na Gaeilg eoirí? (English translation: Where are all the Gaelic speakers?) Some are still in Ireland where 25% of the population claims to speak the language. Manchán Magan of the Guardian looks at the history of Gaelic and sets out on a trek to see who speaks it.
Salute, Cheers and Slainte!
Submitted by Milica on Thu, 2006/10/12 - 23:07. Brewing and Vinting | Humor | LinguisticsCharged with the honor of giving the toast at the next feast? Why not learn to say "Cheers" in a new language? The Alternative Whisky Academy has published a website with toasts in many different languages.
Latin to Become Lingua Europa?
Submitted by Milica on Mon, 2006/09/18 - 11:16. European | Linguistics | Modern Society | RomanL’Osservatore Romano, the official newspaper of the Vatican, is calling for Latin to become the official language of the European Union. The article comes in the wake of a move by Finland's president to promote the use of the language as "potentially contemporary."
Latin for Beginners
Submitted by Milica on Tue, 2006/07/25 - 17:51. English | Legal History | Linguistics | RomanThe British Archives has posted a tutorial for those who want to learn Latin. Latin 1086 – 1733: a practical online tutorial for beginners uses early documents to demonstrate how Latin was used and to teach the basics.
