ok a bit odd, but can anyone read late medieval english?

[TheArmadillo]

Am reading through document. Can read most of it but cannot understand what 'stoonis' is or 'schulen'

talking about heathen men worshipping 'stoonis' as a god? adn the phrase 'stoonis schulen crie'?

COuld schulen be children?

Anyone know?

[JackieNo]

Could it be 'stones'? 'stones shall cry'? Are they praying to the stones, or something (don't really know any medieval english, just guessing...)

[JackieNo]

'stoonis' possibly stone statues?

[Pruni]

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[SenoraPostrophe]

I would have guessed stones shall cry.

that sounds like a good degree, pruni. I'd have loved to have done some of that. maybe I'll do a course when I'm old.

[Pruni]

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[TheArmadillo]

thanks pruni - that makes sense.

Its part of the prologue of the Wycliffite Bible concerning the translation of the Bible from Latin to English. For seminar on Lollardy (history module looking at late medieval culture, especially literature).

[Mercy]

My mum would be able to help but I guess you've got your answer now.

Pruni, what's philology?

[SenoraPostrophe]

no, none in Linguistics either, but it turns out it lends itself very well to programming. they're funny things, degrees.

[Pruni]

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[SenoraPostrophe]

now, you see I am a language geek who doesn't even know which adjectives had es on the end.

but you can ask me anything about phonetics.

[Iota]

I did a bit of Anglo Saxon at Uni - Sweet's Anglo-Saxon Primer anyone?

[Pruni]

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[Iota]

and a bit of Linguistics - forgotten it all now though

[Pruni]

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[Mercy]

ok, thanks Pruni (I think!)

I once read something by Simeon Potter which is probably a highly simplistic/idiots guide to your subject. Was very interesting btw.

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[Mercy]

I don't know why I grinned after I mentioned Simeon.

Am a bit disconcerted that dd is telling me about phonemes (she's nearly 6) - I had to look it up in the dictionary

[Bucketsofdynomite]

I did linguistics and phonetics in London but never did anything with it. Enjoyed it at the time but never wanted a career in it. But am excited at the idea of programming being easy for linguists, how would one get started Senorapostrophe?

[Pruni]

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[TheArmadillo]

Thanks

Bill Bailey is great - I know the sketch you mean, very funny