Comments on: Prof. Joshua Whatmough — Linguistics 120 http://stevecotler.com/tales/2008/02/11/whatmough/ (with occasional liberties) Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:36:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Steve http://stevecotler.com/tales/2008/02/11/whatmough/#comment-172 Steve Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:11:06 +0000 http://stevecotler.com/tales/2008/02/11/whatmough/#comment-172 A fascinating comment from Scanderbeg that probably has Prof. Whatmough spinning. While I would like to think that my connecting Illyrian to Albanian was prescient, and that my pronouncement will ultimately be validated by the Vienna study, I cannot deny the memory of intellectual panic that befogged my mind in the instant just before I answered the white-maned linguist's question. A fascinating comment from Scanderbeg that probably has Prof. Whatmough spinning. While I would like to think that my connecting Illyrian to Albanian was prescient, and that my pronouncement will ultimately be validated by the Vienna study, I cannot deny the memory of intellectual panic that befogged my mind in the instant just before I answered the white-maned linguist’s question.

]]> By: Scanderbeg http://stevecotler.com/tales/2008/02/11/whatmough/#comment-171 Scanderbeg Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:51:43 +0000 http://stevecotler.com/tales/2008/02/11/whatmough/#comment-171 A direct connection between Albanian and Illyrian is difficult to establish due to the dearth of Illyrian writing preserved from ancient times. Most historians do believe that modern Albanians are the descendants of the Illyrians, however because of Albania's affiliation with the Ottoman Empire and it's conversion to Islam during that period (today Albania is mostly secular and has many religious communities living in peace), it became the fashion in Greek and Serbian Orthodox circles to attempt to write the Albanians out of history as a way to make them pay for adopting the religion of the Ottomans. Today, in 2008, the University of Vienna has begun the largest ever study on the Albanian language which has already yielded results that prove an ancient linguistic roots in the region. As Albania is re-introduced into Europe after a period of epic isolation under the dictator Hoxha, the world will get to know again the people of the eagle and learn to respect her for all she has given Europe since pre-Hellenic times. A direct connection between Albanian and Illyrian is difficult to establish due to the dearth of Illyrian writing preserved from ancient times.

Most historians do believe that modern Albanians are the descendants of the Illyrians, however because of Albania’s affiliation with the Ottoman Empire and it’s conversion to Islam during that period (today Albania is mostly secular and has many religious communities living in peace), it became the fashion in Greek and Serbian Orthodox circles to attempt to write the Albanians out of history as a way to make them pay for adopting the religion of the Ottomans.

Today, in 2008, the University of Vienna has begun the largest ever study on the Albanian language which has already yielded results that prove an ancient linguistic roots in the region.

As Albania is re-introduced into Europe after a period of epic isolation under the dictator Hoxha, the world will get to know again the people of the eagle and learn to respect her for all she has given Europe since pre-Hellenic times.

]]> By: Oliver http://stevecotler.com/tales/2008/02/11/whatmough/#comment-4 Oliver Sat, 16 Feb 2008 02:18:05 +0000 http://stevecotler.com/tales/2008/02/11/whatmough/#comment-4 Steve, I never read blogs, but made a first exception to look at yours. I thoroughly enjoyed your description of your linguistics course. It brought back memories of my undergrad days, the anxiety and exhilaration of launching one's intellectual life. Best wishes. Oliver Steve,
I never read blogs, but made a first exception to look at yours. I thoroughly enjoyed your description of your linguistics course. It brought back memories of my undergrad days, the anxiety and exhilaration of launching one’s intellectual life.
Best wishes.
Oliver

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