How do linguists go about translating a forgotten language? How does that work when there’s no one left to help?

325 views

How do linguists go about translating a forgotten language? How does that work when there’s no one left to help?

In: 4

7 Answers

Anonymous 0 Comments

Even when there is no correlate language (e.g. Quechua quipo or knotted strings) people can use mathematical/statistical information to determine some of the meaning. There are actually academic statisticians who focus on ancient civilizations and artefacts.

You are viewing 1 out of 7 answers, click here to view all answers.