Are Historical Accent Reconstructions Just Nonsense?
In this video, I explore an often-made criticism of my videos: that historical accents cannot be reconstructed if they were spoken before the era of audio recording, and that some of my most popular videos are just based on speculation and guesswork. ________ This channel's Patreon (thank you to anybody who donates): / simonroper
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