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Indecipherability of Archaic Languages

Indecipherability of Archaic Languages. By: Ashley Williamson B4 2/19/14. What do these terms mean?. Indecipherability: not understandable; incomprehensible. Archaic : words or phrases that are not used as much as they used to be

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Indecipherability of Archaic Languages

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  1. Indecipherability of Archaic Languages By: Ashley Williamson B4 2/19/14

  2. What do these terms mean? • Indecipherability: not understandable; incomprehensible. • Archaic: words or phrases that are not used as much as they used to be • Archaic Language: a language that is no longer used or not used as much

  3. Why are Archaic Languages Usually Indecipherable? • Some of these languages are so old that they have become difficult or unable to translate • Few to no native or fluent speakers • Through language changes (Old--Middle--Modern) • Some are still studied, but they are not spoken on a regular, everyday basis (Latin)

  4. Examples of Archaic Languages: • Old and Middle Dutch • Ottoman Empire Turkish (very close to Persian and Arabic) • Lithuanian • Celtic • Eastern Germanic Languages

  5. Archaic Words • Gardyloo • Puissant • Sweven • Pismire • Ambodexter • Contumelius • Excogigate • Galimaufry • Septentrional • Twattling • Zenzizenzizenzic • Cozen • Hugger-Mugger • Welkin • Attercop • Equipollent • Apricity • Dwimmer-crafty • Sanguinolent • Pizzle

  6. Lithuanian • Most archaic of the Indo-European Languages and very useful for studying Indo-European linguistics • Still “alive”, over 3 million speakers

  7. The End of a Language

  8. Star trek universe: French Archaic Language? http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/French_language

  9. SOurCES http://listverse.com/2011/10/21/20-great-archaic-words/ http://www.lituanus.org/1969/69_3_02.htm http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/French_language https://www.usingenglish.com/glossary/archaic.html http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/archaic?show=0&t=1393467218

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