There's a short description on Wikipedia, which I assume is at least somewhat accurate but I would love to have a more detailed explanation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenzo_Valla#On_the_Donation_of_Constantine
When arguing with people who defend Mosaic authorship of the Torah, I often wonder where they stand on matters related to the form of Hebrew that we see in the pentateuch, only to find that they tend not to know much about it. But then again neither do I, although I am a linguist and I'm profoundly interested in these matters.
I am familiar with Ron Hendel, but I wonder if anyone here who might be a Hebrew philologist has anything to say about what Hebrew looked like during the late Bronze Age and what it looked like during the Iron Age.
Is the prose that we see from Genesis to Deuteronomy (I'm excluding the poetry of Ex 15, Gn 49 and Dt 32-33) in any credible way prose written in a form of the language from 12-14th centuries BCE?
So books on the evolution and history of nomenclature, various logic systems and their utilization for notation.
The history of philosophy, unlike the history of other (scientific/mathematical) disciplines in the the research of those disciplines, forms a substantial chunk of philosophical research (just see philpapers). Why? (in both senses, i.e., what's the motivating and the normative reason why this is the case?)
E.g. why devote resources to interpreting (say) Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil or debating what Nietzsche's epistemology is rather than just tackling the philosophical problems, issues, and theories involved?
A philosophical claim is either plausible (1) as a philosophical claim or (2) as an interpretation of some particular philosopher, e.g. Nietzsche.
But the arguments, reasons and evidence counting for/against (1) and (2) are completely unrelated and distinct! Spending time/energy on 2 is quite distracting and at the opportunity cost of spending all of it on 1. And it seems to me like 1 concerns philosophy proper (simpliciter) whereas 2 concerns history/philology. What 1 needs is philosophical evidence while what 2 needs is textual and historical evidence.
Of course, one might dismiss this question and simply answer "Well because that's what folks are interested in". To which I respond, well, please answer the normative question, then. The "should" part.
Thick smoke floated above the rooftops of golden buildings as people walked through the busy streets of Piltover. A lean figure flashed above the heads of pedestrians followed by a gust of wind – a tall woman with blades instead of legs and hookshots imbedded into her metal hips roamed above the city. The Grey Lady, as people call her, was on the hunt.
She landed on a tower of a tall castle-looking building and looked through the window. A hunched man with additional arms installed onto his metal ribs traded with another man dressed in a white suit. These were her targets.
She broke the window along with its frame as she flew into the room. The men jumped in fear when she performed a quick spin above their heads. The hunched man shot lasers from his metal arms, but as her eyes flashed with blue light, an electric field formed around her body and blocked the attack. She dashed towards him and slashed his abdomen with her bladed legs. The man fell to the ground with a loud thud and the sound of breaking metal. The other man had already fled the room but he was too slow. The Grey Lady shot through his leg with her hookshot and pulled herself closer. With a quick spin she beheaded her enemy.
As she leaves the tower, she doesn’t look back. She has no time to ponder on her actions as she follows her motto that helps her protect her city from the ill will of barons – morality is a beautiful servant… and a dangerous master.
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Obviously, English isn't my first language, but my dream is to get better and eventually work with fictional universes, perhaps as a writer or quest designer. Any feedback is very much welcome to help me achieve my dream! :D
Hi there! I’m currently doing a translation degree but the uni is astronomically expensive, so I found another one that’s like waaaay cheaper, but only has english studies, no translation. I wonder if I could work as a translator doing that? It’s my dream and I’m really stressed thinking I could finish a degree and find myself with no options to work…
edit: my first language is spanish btw!
Good Evening. I am currently a student in my second year in university, double majoring in French and Linguistics. I would like to know whether or not the MA in Ancient Philology at the Polis Institute would be a good enough program to acquire proficiency in ancient greek and Latin in order to undertake a second MA or MPhil in Classics/Latin or Ancient Greek philology/studies in the UK, France or Belgium? Thank you! I am also curious about the experience from other students who did this program!
I mean I assume the very rich body of literature has something to do with it but that can't just be it.
I listened to history of English podcast and really enjoyed the podcasts pre 1500, but I'm caught up and looking for more.
From the sìpàng èkàwà (The Athama book of prayers)
èkà mú én’ngóon (Fertility Prayer)
Transcription of the Athama original
(1) Ngóngthà, yáì kúuwèà wá yómà sáyáa wè — mù yákókùyé wáèkà nítháí kó wáséthà ùun. (2) Ánéì kénthò nóthì sáhùus nó ùìyò, énàmàé thánén. (3) Ée, púì nó sóo tháhùus, ùn ní wáyòtsò. (4) Sókà sóo sáyóm, yèen nó tháhùus àyúu. (5) Èen ngóon ní àhè púìà sóo wáan. (6) Ùngyé páawà kóthìà nóthì wámáang, ùn nítháí wáèkà — nánká nu púì wú yáaìné hóokáa sáìnmà wè wángóon nu wánóù yáaì ní sóokù sáè. (7) Ótsú yòng yè ùukà ní sásówì nó — yè súu wú óo sáyákù únó wè, yóé èsìù ní sùwì nó — nánká púu thèm kóthíà sám. (8) Nánká súu nóthì wámàyáa yúum sáthòà sásóá òyí? (9) Kíthì wú háè wáóomè tháhùus wè, kíthì wá háè yáaì sáyáì wè — kí ènyù Màyèts wá sànù mékóng óomèà kóthìà sáhùus yúu wè nóthìyé wáthóyù kíi — ìyòù ní páa kóthìà wáyá. (10) Éenhóo, péets thákì kí sánmà kíi — nánká púu thèm kóthíà sám.
Gloss
(1) Ngongta guardian earth.GEN REL.SUB flood hold REL.end — for.N assistance.DAT plea 1P.NOM 2.ACC visit here. (2) Since period 1.ACC.EMP arrive PRET there, moon many. (3) But, infant 1.ACC NEG possess, DEM.PROX 1.NOM fear. (4) Belly NEG swell, strength 1.ACC possess PROG.FUT. (5) Within womb 1.NOM thrashing infant.GEN NEG experience. (6) Sign.DAT will.GEN 2.ACC.GEN 1.ACC.EMP bequeath DEM.PROX 1P.NOM plead — reason and baby REL.OBJ mother.NOM name.ACC share REL.end conceive and please mother 1.NOM only seek. (7) Six instance by river 1.NOM wash PRET — by field REL.OBJ 3.NOM drag TERM.PRET REL.end, feet bare 1.NOM stand PRET — reason 3.INAM.ACC manner 2.ACC.GEN COP.V. (8) Reason field 1.ACC.GEN irrigate nectar husband.GEN refuse INT? (9) 1.NOM.EMP REL.OBJ much knowledge possess, 1.NOM.EMP REL.SUB much mother watch-over REL.end — 1.NOM son Màyèts REL.SUB with pieces knowledge.GEN 2.ACC.GEN arrive FUT REL.end 1.ACC.DAT send IMP — that-way 1.NOM will 2.ACC.GEN act. [In your name], guineafowl sacrifice (10) 1.NOM take-up IMP — reason 3.INAM.ACC manner 2.ACC.GEN COP.V
Simple Translation
(1) Ngongta, guardian of the earth who keeps the flood — We call on you now to plead for aid. (2) Since menstruation last happened to me, there have been many months. (3) However, I fear that a child has not come into me. (4) My belly does not swell, there is still strength within me. (5) Within my womb I do not experience the thrashing of an infant. (6) We ask you to bequeath to me a sign of your will — because all I want is to conceive a child with
... keep reading on reddit ➡Has the difference between these two been disappearing, nowadays? Are linguistics departments "swallowing" philology departments?
Hello again,
I was wondering if anyone knows any classicists today worth looking into and following. When looking at philology and classics I find few figures like Werner Jaeger, Nietzsche. I know of the ones from Harvard and the ivy leagues, but many people here seem to operate outside mainstream academia and I was wondering if there are any figures that are worth looking into that have good points about classics, philology, and Ancient Greek. I'm mainly trying to put together a picture of modern classical studies, in Europe, US, especially when relating to Greek.
Thank you in advance.
I'm a student in Kaunas (though currently doing Erasmus abroas), who's interested in doing his master's at VU. I've tried to look for pictures, but it seems that it's either not possible, or that VU is very secretive to show what it looks like from within.
Could someone show or describe it to me?
Has anyone used the Liberation Philology app for declining and conjugation practice? If so, how do you find it? How would you rate its accuracy?
There’s a typo in the title (oh the irony) but I can’t edit it now, sorry about that!
Hello all, I’m going through my yearly read through and realized another philology joke in plain sight that none the less escaped my notice. Previously, I was aware of “fool of a Took” and a few other subtle ones but this one is so obvious that when I realized it I laughed out loud. Context is Treebeard talking about the trees and Ents to Merry and Pip (emphasis mine)
> “Ents and things that look like Ents but ain’t, as you might say.”
I thought it was really out of place to use “ain’t” but then the Ent/ain’t wordplay hit me. “As you might say” for added emphasis.
I thought some of you might appreciate it and get a chuckle, and I suspect some of you have a few other ones you’ve picked out along the way. Please do share!
So short intro about my situation. I'm currently doing my Bachelors in Germany in English and Spanish Philology (with specification in Education for German School System). I did two Erasmus Semesters in Spain and met my current girlfriend there, she is from the states. We got along very well and I know that in the future there will come a point where we will have to decide which way this relationship will go, so I'm considering moving to the states for work/ do a master/ internships etc.
My bachelors degree is in education (languages) but if I'm really honest about myself I would not see myself teaching in America, not at a high school maybe at a language school. In Germany there is certain benefits(Health Care, Good Pay etc.) to the job that are in my Opinion no match for Americas educational sector and makes the teaching job quite unattractive for me.
So I'm reconsidering my career options for the future, I started taking a finance online class. I'm fluent in German (Mother-tongue) and English (C2). My Spanish (B2-C1) and Turkish skills are also quite good. At this point considering anything (Translation, Journalism, Sales, Marketing, Finance or maybe even Research etc..) I'm especially looking for something where my language skills could be useful.
I know this is not a lot to work with but if you have any ideas, leads, or insight concerning job/work/career opportunities for me I'd be very thankful. Thank you in advance and have a nice day.
I get that each has a different nominative definition, but if you read any journal on the study of Classics, the contents are virtually the same as in a journal of philology.
I am hoping to apply to the MA program for ancient philology at the polis institute in Jerusalem. I'm hoping to continue afterward with a PHD program for classics somewhere state side. I read that Polis awards the MA degree via the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross (Rome).
Thoughts?
Does anyone have any experience of the institute? Any info would be great.
I have a BS in computer science so I'm worried I might not get accepted because they will want a BA for admission. Anyone start a MA from a BS? Do colleges usually allow that?
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