Online and blended learning: a powerful tool for spreading knowledge of language history to the non-academic society

In partial co-ordination with Indo-European Studies at the University of Copenhagen, the research centre Roots of Europe – Language, Culture and Migrations has, for quite some years now, applied modern technology to our teaching and dissemination activities: we have streamed Continue reading Online and blended learning: a powerful tool for spreading knowledge of language history to the non-academic society

Health and illness in Prehistoric Europe: Linguistic evidence of beliefs in preventive care, causes and treatments

 To stay sound and healthy is obviously one of man’s timeless concerns. Most early societies seem to have believed that diseases could have both natural and supernatural causes. Blame was often heaped upon evil spirits that had entered into the Continue reading Health and illness in Prehistoric Europe: Linguistic evidence of beliefs in preventive care, causes and treatments

Genskabelse af fortidens samfund – ved hjælp af sproget

Den slags sprogforskere, der er ansat på Roots of Europe, beskæftiger sig først og fremmest med rekonstruktion af forhistoriske sprog og sprogudviklinger. Det drejer sig om at genskabe tilstande – nemlig forskellige kronologiske stadier af ikke-overleverede sprog – såvel som begivenhedsforløb, Continue reading Genskabelse af fortidens samfund – ved hjælp af sproget

Historical linguistics in a broader context

In recent years, a tendency has arisen for historical linguists, e.g. scholars specialised in Indo-European historical and comparative linguistics, to join forces with scholars from related fields of research, including general linguistics, archaeology, historical philology, religion, history and natural history Continue reading Historical linguistics in a broader context