semantic changes in languages are sometimes so deep that the written works of centuries ago are difficult to comprehend. This is why most native English speakers have difficulty reading or watching Shakespeare’s plays without concentrating on the meanings of individual words. […]
There were some languages, wanting to move on, and others were somewhat conservative. Why does it all trace back to Proto-Indo-European? […]
Indo-European languages were common yet deviated to each other at the same time. What were the changes that took place in Grimm’s Law? […]
Indo-European language, one of many language families in the world, believed to have sprung from something ancestral. Does that source still exist? […]
During the evolution of one language into new languages, grammar and structure change as well, besides individual words. What are these differences between Latin and Romance languages? […]
History teaches us that one language can transform into many new languages over a period of time. How did this happen in the case of Latin? How did Latin transform into the five Romance languages? […]
The Proto-Indo-European language is the largest language family in the world. It has played a seminal role in the birth of the languages that we use today. […]
Read about how language families proliferate large areas, often by overtaking other language systems in usage. […]
Over the years, the language has evolved. This evolution has also brought about a change in the meaning of words, or semantics. […]
There are free words which are worn down in Grammaticalization. What are the new things which come up like a cycle in this process? […]
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