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51Slavic languages — or Slavonic languages Branch of the Indo European language family spoken by more than 315 million people in central and eastern Europe and northern Asia. The Slavic family is usually divided into three subgroups: West Slavic, comprising Polish,… …
52Ingvaeonic languages — Distribution of the primary Germanic groups ca. 1 CE. Ingvaeonic /ˌɪŋviːˈɒnɪk/, also known as North Sea Germanic, is a postulated grouping of the West Germanic languages that comprises Old Frisian, Old English[1] and …
53Reibelaut — Konstriktiv; Frikativ; Engelaut; Spirant; Spirans * * * Rei|be|laut 〈m. 1; Phon.〉 durch Verengung des Mundkanals hervorgebrachter Laut, f, v, w, ch, s, sch; Sy Frikativ, Spirans, 〈veraltet〉 Engelaut * * * Rei|be|laut, der (Sprachwiss.) …
54constrictiv — CONSTRICTÍV, Ă, constrictivi, e, adj., s.f. (Consoană) care se pronunţă prin strâmtarea canalului vocal, în aşa fel încât se produce un zgomot de fricţiune (1); (sunet) continuu, fricativ, spirant. – Din fr. constrictif, lat. constrictivus.… …
55HEBREW GRAMMAR — The following entry is divided into two sections: an Introduction for the non specialist and (II) a detailed survey. [i] HEBREW GRAMMAR: AN INTRODUCTION There are four main phases in the history of the Hebrew language: the biblical or classical,… …
56Great Vowel Shift — The Great Vowel Shift was a major change in the pronunciation of the English language that took place in England between 1350 and 1500.[1] The Great Vowel Shift was first studied by Otto Jespersen (1860–1943), a Danish linguist and Anglicist, who …
57Norn language — Norn Spoken in Shetland, Orkney and Caithness Extinct by the 18th century (19th century at the latest); much earlier in Caithness Language family Indo European …
58Old Norse — dǫnsk tunga, dansk tunga ( Danish tongue ), norrœnt mál ( Norse language ) Spoken in Nordic countries, Scotland, Ireland, England and Wales, Isle of Man, Normandy, Vinland, the Volga and places in between …
59Middle English — Spoken in England, south east Scotland and in Scottish burghs, to some extent in Ireland Extinct developed into Early Modern English, Scots and Yola in Wexford by the 16th century Language family …
60North Germanic languages — North Germanic Scandinavian Geographic distribution: Northern Europe Linguistic classification: Indo European Germanic North Germanic …
