"The French may not have won the stone, but they did win the race against Britain to decipher Egyptian scripts.” In this article for History Reclaimed, David Abulafia reflects on the story of the Rosetta Stone and the scholarship surrounding it. Read the full piece to explore his argument. historyreclaimed.co.uk/roset… #HistoryReclaimed #DavidAbulafia #RosettaStone #AncientEgypt #Egyptology #AncientHistory #HistoricalScholarship #HistoryOfLanguage #Decipherment #BritishMuseum #HistoryMatters

How has Islamic influence shaped the Spanish language over centuries? Discover more with Dr. Tariq Bajwa. Listen back: ow.ly/99An50UhB1G #IslamicInfluence #CulturalHistory #SpanishHeritage #HistoryOfLanguage

💬 Never realized that each keystroke carries an ancient legacy, often rooted in Egyptian hieroglyphs. Fascinating read and video! Check it out. #HistoryOfLanguage #alpha #alphabet #FascinatingDiscoveries flip.it/4WewVV

The first recorded use of the word "OK" was in 1839 in Boston, when it was used as an abbreviation for "oll korrect" - a humorous misspelling of "all correct." 🆗😂 Who knew such a common word had such a silly origin! 🤪 #HistoryOfLanguage #OKOrigins 🤓📚

A prominent linguist Otto Jespersen (1860 - 1943) #Linguist #Linguistics #Language #Languages #Freelance #LetsConnect #LetCreate #Translation #Translator #Translated #History #HistoryofLanguage #Vowel #writersoftwitter #Content #contentwriter #Grammar #Danish #Copenhagen #Origin

A prominent linguist Hermann Paul (1846 - 1921) #Linguist #Linguistics #Language #Languages #HermannPaul #German #GermanLanguage #Freelance #LetsConnect #LetCreate #Translation #Translator #Translated #History #HistoryofLanguage #Vowel #writersoftwitter #Content #contentwriter

"What follows will be explicit because it is about expletives; it may also seem offensive, because it is about how words have become so"; article by Suzannah Lipscomb @sixteenthCgirl at @HistoryToday: historytoday.com/archive/mak… #literaryhistory #historyoflanguage

Hermann Paul was a prominent linguist who studied and taught German language and literature. #Linguist #Linguistics #German #Germany #Language #Languages #Literature #Translation #History #Sciences #Freelance #LetsConnect #LetsCreate #English #HistoryofLanguage #AmWriting #Arts

Year 7 today explored how language choices can cause conflict if used incorrectly, then we explored the influence of positive language choices used in our school vision. @CockshutHillSch #NothingButTheBest #Language #HistoryOfLanguage @CockshutEnglish

The idiom “hang in there” is one of the first and most popular motivational quotes in history. Where does it come from? What is its story? Our new #Blogwig post is about #resilience and iconic photographs 🍸👇 @LudwigGuru ludwig.guru/blog/the-story-b… #Idioms #HistoryOfLanguage

Featured course of the day! Learn about the history of the Spanish language and the varieties of Spanish, particularly those spoken in Spanish America. Taught in Spanish by Prof @RosarioGomezUoG #CourseSelection #SPAN3240 #HistoryofLanguage #SpanishAmerica @UoG_ARTS

Baka si Enrile din ang nagturo sa Homo Erectus kung paano mag-evolve para makapagsalita. #HistoryOfLanguage #ProtoEnrile

History of Language- The Fourth Great Lesson plus the Black Ribbon. It was a fun and eventful day 🤗 @AustinMntessori @inyourwindow212 @JohnsonRoom202 @MaryCarolCerda2 @EctorCountyISD #publicmontessori #historyoflanguage #blackribbon #fourthgreatlesson

This is a portrait of William Dampier - a 17th Century Pirate who recorded the first ever recipe for guacamole - and was also the first to use the words 'barbeque' and 'chopsticks'. #WordsMatter #HistoryOfLanguage #Pirates

This is what we've been saying! (Pun intended) #regency #british #janeausten #janeite #janeites #austen #britishenglish #england #language #historyoflanguage #austentravel #shakespeareenglish bbc.com/culture/story/201802…

Looking forward to this! Make sure we know when it’s ‘arrived’ @Ben_A_Jones #ECRchat #PhDchat #WelshEnglish #Dialect #historyoflanguage

This is a fascinating infographic... #language #historyoflanguage #illustration #infographic bit.ly/2lUagOx

This is a fascinating infographic... #language #historyoflanguage #illustration #infographic bit.ly/2ybitnq

This is a fascinating infographic... #language #historyoflanguage #illustration #infographic bit.ly/2xSbTBK

A brief history of the French language in Quebec #CanadianFrench #HistoryOfLanguage lnkd.in/enAwfvV