Episode 77: Gothic
Publisher |
Ray Belli
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
Education
Language Learning
Publication Date |
Oct 20, 2019
Episode Duration |
00:22:31

As someone who came of age during the late 90’s, my first encounter with the word ‘gothic’ was through alternative music and fashion. However, the word was originally the name of a Germanic tribe most famous for sacking the Roman Empire. The evolution of the word ‘goth’ over the last two millennia is a classic but complicated story of linguistic appropriation and misunderstanding.

 
 
 
 
 

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