Activity for celtschk
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What sound did the letter ℵ encode in ancient Hebrew, and why did it morph into the greek vowel Α? Here are two claims I've often heard or read: 1. The Hebrew language originally did not write down vowels. 2. The Greek (and subsequently the Latin) alphabet developed from the Hebrew alphabet. In particular, the letter ℵ (aleph) developed into the Greek Α (alpha) and finally the ... (more) |
— | almost 3 years ago |
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What drives the complexity of a language? Looking at English, its complexity seems to have been in constant decrease. For example, in the past, there were conjugations and a separate informal form of “you” (”thou”); all in all, the language was much closer to German. On the other hand, German still has those complexities; however as far as I... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |