[Bienvenue au labo] – Latin and Greek: zombie languages?
The use of Latin and Ancient Greek evokes both a positive image of Antiquity and the culture that represents it – there are countless recent references and productions in cinema and on video platforms – and a backward-looking, even caricatural image of the language itself: unlike English, for example, we only have texts through which to study it, and besides the sole purpose of such study is to translate ancient texts into modern languages.
Researchers are working hard to overcome the divisions between ancient languages and contemporary French, and to negotiate bridges and transitions between the two: contemporary French is not only a descendant of ancient languages, but also draws on them, for example to create neologisms. These specialists are particularly interested in going beyond the teaching methods used today (with increasing use of audio-oral resources) and exploring the use of visualisation to help change perceptions of Latin and Greek.
A graphical, digital and, above all, fun interface capable of creating compound words from Greek and Latin roots is being designed to address a number of educational challenges relating to both the mastery of Greek and Latin vocabulary and the analysis of meaning in the French language.
Visit: https://lilliad.univ-lille.fr/xperium/
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