From Heofonum to Heavens

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From Heofonum to Heavens

Yudhijit Bhattacharjee

Ancient texts as well as computer simulations now help linguists explore how words and grammar evolve over the time scale of centuries, as seen for example in the transformation of Old English into the very different language of Modern English.

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Science 304 (5675), 1243b. [DOI: 10.1126/science.304.5675.1243b]
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LETTERS The Norman Conquest and the English Language: Robert P. Creed (28 May 2004)
Science 304 (5675), 1243c. [DOI: 10.1126/science.304.5675.1243c]
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LETTERS One World Scientific Language?: John J. Hayes-Rivas (28 May 2004)
Science 304 (5675), 1243d. [DOI: 10.1126/science.304.5675.1243d]
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INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL ISSUE First Words: Elizabeth Culotta and Brooks Hanson (27 February 2004)
Science 303 (5662), 1315. [DOI: 10.1126/science.303.5662.1315]
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