Thursday 26 February 2009
Oldest English words identified
The BBC tells me that "some of the oldest words in the English and other Indo-European languages have been identified":
Reading University researchers say "I", "we", "two" and "three" are among the oldest in use and could date back thousands of years.
Using a computer model, the team analysed the rate of change of words and say they can predict which are likely to become extinct.
They believe "squeeze", "guts", "stick" and "bad" could become obsolete first (more...)
Posted by Mark Thwaite
Tags: language
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