Category: Dictionary of Medieval Latin from Celtic Sources

How linguistics can help the historian: Part VII

This instalment concludes the series, with an example of linguistics and archaeology working hand in glove to help date a recently discovered pair of Irish-language…

How linguistics can help the historian: Part VI

This instalment outlines how we can scientifically retrieve the original pronunciation of ancient or medieval texts — even when the sounds of the letters are…

How linguistics can help the historian: Part V

This instalment looks at how a piece of Strasbourg language planning, having successfully averted war in Europe for a while, went on to affect the…

How linguistics can help the historian: Part IV

The fourth part of Dr Anthony Harvey’s weekly series, designed for a non-specialist readership. It’s not too late to catch up: the earlier parts are…

How linguistics can help the historian: Part III

The third part of our weekly series for an interdisciplinary, non-specialist readership, written by Dr Anthony Harvey, project editor at DMLCS.

How linguistics can help the historian: Part II

The DMLCS editor, Dr Anthony Harvey, continues his weekly series for an interdisciplinary, non-specialist readership.

How linguistics can help the historian: Part I

A weekly series for an interdisciplinary, non-specialist readership in which the editor of the Academy’s Dictionary of Medieval Latin from Celtic Sources outlines how insights…