Comments on: What is an active language that hasn’t changed much over the course of its evolution? http://www.talkwelsh.net/what-is-an-active-language-that-hasnt-changed-much-over-the-course-of-its-evolution-2.htm Discover More About The Welsh Language - Right Here! Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:25:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Svartalf http://www.talkwelsh.net/what-is-an-active-language-that-hasnt-changed-much-over-the-course-of-its-evolution-2.htm/comment-page-1#comment-647 Svartalf Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:57:45 +0000 http://www.talkwelsh.net/what-is-an-active-language-that-hasnt-changed-much-over-the-course-of-its-evolution-2.htm#comment-647 Icelandic has changed very little since the middle ages. Modern Icelanders have no difficulty reading medieval sagas. Latin continued evolving with use, even when it was just church and scientific Latin. Sanskrit may not have changed at all, but it is an artificial construct language, and does not see much use either. As for stuff like Celtic languages, thy have evolvd a lot : Modern Irish or Welsh are quite far from their medieval forms, similarly, Breton have evolved quite distinctly away from Welsh. I doubt any romance language, even Catalan, is still close enough to its medieval form for no evolution to be arguable. Icelandic has changed very little since the middle ages. Modern Icelanders have no difficulty reading medieval sagas.

Latin continued evolving with use, even when it was just church and scientific Latin.
Sanskrit may not have changed at all, but it is an artificial construct language, and does not see much use either.

As for stuff like Celtic languages, thy have evolvd a lot : Modern Irish or Welsh are quite far from their medieval forms, similarly, Breton have evolved quite distinctly away from Welsh. I doubt any romance language, even Catalan, is still close enough to its medieval form for no evolution to be arguable.

]]> By: Sarth http://www.talkwelsh.net/what-is-an-active-language-that-hasnt-changed-much-over-the-course-of-its-evolution-2.htm/comment-page-1#comment-648 Sarth Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:57:45 +0000 http://www.talkwelsh.net/what-is-an-active-language-that-hasnt-changed-much-over-the-course-of-its-evolution-2.htm#comment-648 The answer for your question : The language which hasnt changed since evolution is SANSKRIT (The first language of India). This language is 3000 years old and b'liv me .... it hasn't changed even 1% since its evolution. All the Indian languages have developed from Sanskrit. The answer for your question :
The language which hasnt changed since evolution is SANSKRIT
(The first language of India). This language is 3000 years old and
b’liv me …. it hasn’t changed even 1% since its evolution.
All the Indian languages have developed from Sanskrit.

]]> By: bob and dolly k http://www.talkwelsh.net/what-is-an-active-language-that-hasnt-changed-much-over-the-course-of-its-evolution-2.htm/comment-page-1#comment-649 bob and dolly k Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:57:45 +0000 http://www.talkwelsh.net/what-is-an-active-language-that-hasnt-changed-much-over-the-course-of-its-evolution-2.htm#comment-649 maybe latin maybe latin

]]> By: special-chemical-x http://www.talkwelsh.net/what-is-an-active-language-that-hasnt-changed-much-over-the-course-of-its-evolution-2.htm/comment-page-1#comment-650 special-chemical-x Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:57:45 +0000 http://www.talkwelsh.net/what-is-an-active-language-that-hasnt-changed-much-over-the-course-of-its-evolution-2.htm#comment-650 I'd suggest you look up Romansh or Luxembourgish. These have been relativelly stable over the last 800-1000 years. Latin and sanscrit both have had major changes. Ancient latin is no longer a spoken language but has remained stable in writing. Sanskrit has made many changes. See info about that here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanskrit I’d suggest you look up Romansh or Luxembourgish. These have been relativelly stable over the last 800-1000 years.

Latin and sanscrit both have had major changes. Ancient latin is no longer a spoken language but has remained stable in writing. Sanskrit has made many changes. See info about that here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanskrit

]]> By: pinkmonkeycaru http://www.talkwelsh.net/what-is-an-active-language-that-hasnt-changed-much-over-the-course-of-its-evolution-2.htm/comment-page-1#comment-651 pinkmonkeycaru Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:57:45 +0000 http://www.talkwelsh.net/what-is-an-active-language-that-hasnt-changed-much-over-the-course-of-its-evolution-2.htm#comment-651 In my linguistic class it was said that languages stay similar to the original language when a people *leave* their place of origin and are isolated. While on the other hand those who stay in a place the language evolves more. (example from the class: those in the Appalachian mountains speak in a dialect that is more like that in England during Shakespearian times than those in England speak now.) I don't know the professors sources and I know that I really didn't answer the question, but maybe I gave you more to think about. :) In my linguistic class it was said that languages stay similar to the original language when a people *leave* their place of origin and are isolated. While on the other hand those who stay in a place the language evolves more. (example from the class: those in the Appalachian mountains speak in a dialect that is more like that in England during Shakespearian times than those in England speak now.) I don’t know the professors sources and I know that I really didn’t answer the question, but maybe I gave you more to think about. :)

]]> By: dansmith1234 http://www.talkwelsh.net/what-is-an-active-language-that-hasnt-changed-much-over-the-course-of-its-evolution-2.htm/comment-page-1#comment-652 dansmith1234 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:57:45 +0000 http://www.talkwelsh.net/what-is-an-active-language-that-hasnt-changed-much-over-the-course-of-its-evolution-2.htm#comment-652 Icelandic, Faroese Icelandic, Faroese

]]> By: ncherefnyc http://www.talkwelsh.net/what-is-an-active-language-that-hasnt-changed-much-over-the-course-of-its-evolution-2.htm/comment-page-1#comment-653 ncherefnyc Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:57:45 +0000 http://www.talkwelsh.net/what-is-an-active-language-that-hasnt-changed-much-over-the-course-of-its-evolution-2.htm#comment-653 I would say Arabic. Many countries have altered it a bit, but there are still many countries that observe the "true" arabic. I would say Arabic. Many countries have altered it a bit, but there are still many countries that observe the "true" arabic.

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