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[43 min video] How We Know Languages like Proto-Indo-European Existed (piped.video)
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This video offers a nice introduction on the comparative method, used to reconstruct languages without direct attestation, and then talks a bit about the reconstruction of Proto-Indo-European. It's full of examples and rather accessible, even for people not well-versed in Historical Linguistics (or even Linguistics).

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[โ€“] Erika3sis@hexbear.net 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We love us some Simon Roper, don't we!

[โ€“] lvxferre@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

I love his videos. Besides PIE he has also a lot of good stuff on Proto-Germanic and Old English. Found the link for that one (by coincidence) on another comm and brought it here.