Comment on Do we intentionally translate ancient stuff and languages to sound old timey as an artistic choice, or is there some other reason?

lapislazuli@sopuli.xyz ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

If we’re talking about English, there were different kinds of English which were spoken (Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English, and Modern English). All of them had their own phonology, morphology and syntax. In short, they followed their own linguistic rules and conventions. The way they sounded wasn’t just randomly made up. To find out more, look up the varieties of English I mentioned or take a look at this Wikipedia article about Historical Linguistics.

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