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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread The Visigoth's of Crimea #26376 04/10/01 01:27 PM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park of troy OP Carpal Tunnel OP of troy Carpal Tunnel Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park I thought about putting this in the thread about Etruscan, but I think it deserves its own. The April issue of Natural History (publication of AMNH) has an article about dying languages- (unfortunately, the Natural History site still is featuring the March issue, and I don't know if the article will be available on line.)–but I am including the URL anyway. http://www.amnh.org/naturalhistory/index.html Jared Diamond's article focuses on a group of people in the Crimea who spoke a form of Germanic language (the speakers of the this language disappeared in 1800's) There is some evidence –just enough to be tantalizing– that the language was a Visigoth German. How visigoth german speaker end up in crimea-- and how they relate to Frisians are just some of the interesting points of the artilcle! The article touch on other lost and dying languages.. And is well worth reading.. Of course, I don't have the magazine with me– and the title – Fractured ? Forgotten? The (something) Languages.. refuses to come to a focus-- Has any one else had a chance to read it? (I am a AMNH fan) my other obsession Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: The Visigoth's of Crimea #26377 04/11/01 09:40 AM Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 609 Portsmouth, United Kingdom R rodward addict rodward addict R Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 609 Portsmouth, United Kingdom Nature's Infinite Book: Deaths of Languages Jared Diamond listed on the website table of contents for April issue, but not viewable by web. Sounds interesting. And thanks Helen, for the website, I shall keep an eye on it. Also of interest may be http://www.yourdictionary.com/elr/index.html which has some information about "Endangered Languages". Rod Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: The Visigoth's of Crimea #26378 04/11/01 10:22 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 544 San Francisco, CA H Hyla addict Hyla addict H Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 544 San Francisco, CA I've mentioned this before, and at least one AWADer has PMed me to tell me she followed my suggestion, but must put in a plug: Jared Diamond's book Guns, Germs, and Steel is excellent. Taught me a lot, and gave me some very interesting notions with which to bore people at parties. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,372 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 1 members (A C Bowden), 729 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 29 A C Bowden 25 LukeJavan8 3 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,561 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,919 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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