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Res facta quae tamen fingi potuit ([personal profile] pauamma) wrote in [community profile] linguaphiles2026-02-04 08:25 pm
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A thought experiment

Assume someone with suitable field linguistics training and experience goes back in time to the PIE era, learns that language, and brings it back, passing it as a conlang. How long do you think it would take for linguists to catch on?
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