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You made it! Our 40 for Forty tweets are over!

A profound thanks for taking time to support the LRC financially. We only survive with your help!

Don’t forget to check out our lessons

https://t.co/fu2oEpgwFR

& lexicon

https://t.co/YK72iSJEwe.

More resources on the way!

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Forgot it was 40 for Forty? You still have time!

It’s not every website that brings you free resources on

Tocharian,
Classical Armenian, &
Hittite.

But we’ve also got some hush-hush projects on

India
the Middle East
Mesoamerica

& more!

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You can still do it! Before the drive ends today, donate to UT’s 40 for Forty to support the LRC.

Have you ever wanted to compare New Testament translations? We have texts in

Greek
Old Church Slavonic
Gothic
Classical Armenian
Latvian

https://t.co/x7Edzyg0yk
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Day 2 of 40 for Forty — last day! Please consider a donation and help us maintain lesson series on languages with fascinating histories, like

Albanian
Lithuanian
Latvian
Gothic

And it doesn’t end there. Next stop: Mesoamerica!

Lend a hand!
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The waning hours of Day 1 of 40 for Forty… but you can eke in a donation! We can only maintain & expand our materials with your help.

Also, a dictionary of the Indo-European languages: https://t.co/YK72iSs3EG

Before long: Semitic!

Apr. 6–7.
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What’s that? Could it be 40 for Forty? Please consider a donation in any amount. We’ll keep expanding the new audio features from Old Norse & Old English to the remaining dozen+ languages series!

Plus more series coming… Old Czech!

Apr. 6–7.
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Up & at ‘em! 40 for Forty is here! Consider supporting the LRC with a donation... Help us maintain & improve our lesson series on

Old Church Slavonic
Old Russian (Old East Slavic)
Albanian
Lithuanian

& a dozen more early languages.

Apr. 6–7.
https://t.co/x7Edzyg0yk
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UT’s 40 for Forty drive is in a few days! Here’s a chance to support your favorite ancient-language-lesson-producing center:

the LRC!

Read some of the most important texts in human history, all from the comfort of your own home.

Apr. 6–7.
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“you can reach so far down into the past that what you come back with is perverted and dirty and destructive” (@TimothyDSnyder, https://t.co/8vye1HgKqV)

A road to correction: consult original sources, but in context!

Help keep old texts alive.
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Learn any of the oldest languages across the Indo-European family. Where else can you do that…? For free!

And there’s even more in the works.

We can’t create new series without your help. Donate for UT’s 40 for Forty drive, Apr. 6–7.
https://t.co/QiE4q4z1f0
#UT40for40

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“The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” Faukner’s words are an LRC mantra, where we like to let the past speak in its own words.

Please support the LRC’s free online resources.

The perfect time: UT’s 40 for Forty donation drive, Apr. 6–7
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How do sign languages evolve? When are two sign languages related to one another?

The Sign Change project provides the first systematic study that applies techniques for studying linguistic evolution and interrelatedness to the world's signed languages.

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That’s it! A successful 40 for Forty donation drive!

Thank you 2 all who found the ⏰ and 💰 to support the LRC. We couldn’t do this without you!

We hope you enjoy our lessons

https://t.co/fu2oEpgwFR

& lexicon

https://t.co/YK72iSJEwe.

Watch 4 more resources soon!
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Almost there! Last call for UT’s 40 for Forty drive.

Help support our efforts to bring you lessons on rarely discussed languages, like

Hittite,
Tocharian.

Where to from here? More to come from ancient

Italy
India
Mesoamerica

and more!

https://t.co/RAYM3tgwrm
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There’s still time! Participate in UT’s 40 for Forty drive to support the LRC.

Interested in ancient texts? We’ve got you covered:

Classical & NT Greek: Iliad, New Testament
Avestan: Zoroaster
Old French: Song of Roland
Old English: Beowulf

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Last day of 40 for Forty! Please consider making a donation to support the LRC. We’ve got you covered with lesson series on

Hittite
Gothic
Old Persian

But there’s more to come: interested in ancient Mesoamerica, anyone?!?!

Lend a hand!
https://t.co/RAYM3ty7iU
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Day 1 of 40 for Forty is almost over… but there’s still time to donate! We can only maintain & expand our materials with your help.

BTW, check out our dictionary of the Indo-European languages! The IELEX https://t.co/YK72iSJEwe

Sept. 22–23.
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Did we mention it’s 40 for Forty?! Please consider donating to the LRC. Help us expand the new audio features from Old Norse and Old English to the remaining dozen+ languages we offer!

Old Church Slavonic
Old French
Vedic Sanskrit

Sept. 22–23.
https://t.co/RAYM3ty7iU
#UT40for40

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It’s on! 40 for Forty is here! Consider supporting the LRC with a donation today... Help us be there for you in the clutch, with lesson series on

Old Norse
Avestan
Albanian
Lithuanian

and a dozen more early languages.

Sept. 22–23.
https://t.co/RAYM3ty7iU
#UT40for40

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UT’s 40 for Forty donation drive is in 2 days! A chance to support your favorite ancient-language-lesson-producing center:

the LRC!

Read some of the most important texts in human history, all from the comfort of your own home.

Sept. 22–23.
https://t.co/RAYM3ty7iU
#UT40for40