Linguistics

How to reconstruct dead languages

A step-by-step guide

Jun 7, 2025 • Colin Gorrie

When English worked like Latin

And how it all fell apart

Feb 26, 2025 • Colin Gorrie

The invention that ruined English writing

Because it came 25 years too early

Feb 12, 2025 • Colin Gorrie

Enthusiasm for learning “dead” languages is more alive than ever

A 2024 reflection

Dec 20, 2024 • Colin Gorrie

A complete curriculum for learning Old English

From the Bear to Beowulf

Dec 6, 2024 • Colin Gorrie

Potential "Controversies" in Ōsweald Bera

On the trade-offs inherent in writing a graded reader

Nov 22, 2024 • Colin Gorrie

Ōsweald is here!

The wait is over!

Nov 15, 2024 • Colin Gorrie

The power of narrative in language learning

Why stories teach us best, and how to write them well

Nov 1, 2024 • Colin Gorrie

How to unlock ancient languages by being a fish out of water

Or a "bear out of forest"

Oct 18, 2024 • Colin Gorrie

How is a story about a talking bear supposed to teach me Old English?

Or, why and how I wrote the first Old English graded reader

Oct 4, 2024 • Colin Gorrie

The Winged Schwa is Back

Pursued by a bear

Sep 20, 2024 • Colin Gorrie

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