Episode 6: Cracking the Language Code

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As a follow-up to our last episode focusing on the history of language, we thought we would release a super short episode, talking about some linguistic achievements! The "Rosetta" (Rashid) Stone and the Behistun Inscription are both examples of deciphering of ancient languages, while the Indus Script is an example of one we still don't quite get. Intro/Outro Music: The Spaghetti Western Set by Brett Van Donsel Music - https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=10&v=WizFTwM_J_8&feature=emb_logo For your Interest: Rajesh Rao. (2011) A Rosetta Stone for a lost language. Video. Ted Talk, ted.com. https://www.ted.com/talks/rajesh_rao_a_rosetta_stone_for_a_lost_language/up-next#t-122928 References: Allen, James P. (2013). The Ancient Egyptian Language: An Historical Study, Cambridge University Press. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral-proquest-com.ezproxy.lib.ucalgary.ca/lib/ucalgary-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1139731. British Museum. (2017). Everything you ever wanted to know about the Rosetta Stone. The British Museum - Objects in focus. Online. https://blog.britishmuseum.org/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-the-rosetta-stone/ Bunsen, Margaret R. (2012). Rosetta Stone. In Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt, 3rd Ed, Facts on File. https://search-credoreference-com.ezproxy.lib.ucalgary.ca/content/title/fofae?tab=entry_view&entry_id=27501272 Rao, R. P. N., Yadev, N., Vahia, M. N., Joglekar, H., Adhikari, R. and Mahadevan, I. (2010). Entropy, the Indus Script, and Language: A Reply to R. Sproat.Computational Linguistics 36(4). PDF. Unknown. 1999. “Reading the ‘Rosetta Stone’ (Egyptian hieroglyphics, archaeology conservation). Archaeology Vol. 52(3), pp. 51-51. Wikipedia. (2020). Alexander the Great. Wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_the_Great#Egypt

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