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...skrit, Pali, Prakrit and Tamil which have already been given the classical-language status.'' and one of the liturgical languages of Hinduism and [[Buddha|Budd ...age]], and one of the earliest attested members of the [[Indo-European]] [[language]] family.

...nglish, which has lost the ancient noun-case system inherited from [[Proto-Indo-European]] except in pronouns, although in prose the Romans tended to favor a SOV wo Although now generally considered a dead language, of few fluent speakers and no native ones, Latin is still used by the Cath

Tone is the use of pitch in language to distinguish lexical or grammatical meaning—that is, to distinguish or A slight majority of the languages in the world are tonal. However, most Indo-European languages, which include the majority of the most widely spoken languages i

...the original [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proto-Indo-European_root proto-Indo-European] [[root]] is unclear. ...rding to the ''American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language'', the Indo-European root is '''''ser''' ''[[meaning]] "to protect". According to Eric Partridge

...tracing it and its cognates to a common [[ancestral]] form in an ancestral language. ...the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indo-European_languages Indo-European] language family.

.../en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proto-Indo-European_language Proto-Indo-European] [[language]] [[origin]] is usually said to be a root dap-, which appears in [[Latin]]

...o understand a language, philology seeks to understand the origins of that language, and so it is often defined as "the study of ancient [[writing|text]]s and ...thors, and [[critical theory|critical traditions]] associated with a given language.

...rian" either described a foreign [[individual]] or [[tribe]] whose first [[language]] was not [[Greek]] or a Greek individual or tribe speaking Greek crudely.

...et"), based on the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proto-Indo-European_root Indo-European root] *-''plak'', "to weave" (seen for instance in Greek ''plekein'', Bulga ...propriation" and "[[stealing]] and publication" of another [[author]]'s "[[language]], thoughts, ideas, or [[expressions]]" and the [[representation]] of them

...ted from Germanic, rather than borrowed (either from another West Germanic language, or from early Scandinavian); however, it is not found at all in Old Englis ...some have argued that these show an inherited Slavonic word ultimately of Indo-European origin); compare also Albanian plug plough. Perhaps compare also Albanian p

...of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ''doof'' and German ''taub'', from an Indo-European root shared by Greek ''tuphlos'' ‘[[blind]].’ ...otal inability to hear. In [[children]] it may affect the development of [[language]] and can cause work related difficulties for adults.

A '''word''' is a unit of [[language]] that represents a [[concepts|concept]] which can be expressively [[commun ...m and zero or more affixes. Words can be combined to create other units of language such as phrases, clauses, and sentences. A word consisting of two or more s

...] or age. This is the old usage of "Man" in English. It derives from Proto-Indo-European *mánu- 'man, human', cognate to [[Sanskrit]] manu, Old Church Slavonic mǫ

...ages. Germanic, in turn, is a branch of the [[Indo-European]] family of [[language]]s. Subsequent to the establishment of English in "Englalond" (i.e., the la *ca. 3000 B.C. (or 6000 B.C?) Proto-Indo-European spoken in Baltic area.(or Anatolia?)

...s been suggested for a handful of known Philistine words (See [[Philistine language]]). The name "[[Palestine]]" comes, via [[Greek language|Greek]] and [[Latin]], from the Philistines; see [[History of Palestine]].

...Proto-Germanic *furχísa-, *furχíþja- "a fir-wood, coniferous forest", from Indo-European *perkwu- "a coniferous or mountain forest, wooded height". Uses of the wor ...2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] and were not borrowed from another [[language]]. Some now reserve the term woodland for an area with more open space betw

...d', 'type', or 'sort'. They derive ultimately from a widely attested Proto-Indo-European root ''g^en-'', [https://www.indo-european.nl/cgi-bin/response.cgi?root=leiden&morpho=0&basename=\data\ie\pokorny&firs

...ns have a highly developed [[brain]], capable of abstract [[reasoning]], [[language]], [[inner life|introspection]], and problem solving. This mental capabilit ...ermanic *mannaz, from a Proto-[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indo_european Indo-European](PIE) root *man-, cognate to [[Sanskrit]] manu-.

...used to describe any of the European peoples who spoke, or speak, a Celtic language. (Celtic Culture : A Historical Encyclopedia ISBN 978-1851094400) The term The earliest direct attestation of a Celtic language are the [[Lepontic]] inscriptions, beginning from the 6th century BC. Conti

...erican Heritage Dictionary[5], the Latin word sincerus is derived from the Indo-European root *sm̥kēros, itself derived from the zero-grade of *sem (one) and the ...Dan Brown's Digital Fortress, though Brown attributes it to the Spanish [[language]], not [[Latin]].

...led'''". (Ultimately derived from the [[Proto-Indo-European language|Proto-Indo-European]] root ''gnō-'', "to know".[https://www.bartleby.com/61/roots/IE177.html] As with many words in the [[English]] [[language]], ''narration'' has more than one [[meaning]]. In its broadest context, n

...ewis Rowell explains that Tal “derives from a physical [[metaphor]]: the [[Indo-European]] root *TEL means a broad flat surface, and the [[Sanskrit]] tala signifies

...kespeare]] as "The Bard", recognizing him as a [[paragon]] writer of the [[language]]. Finally, claims to preference or [[authority]] can be refuted: the Briti ...atin nomen, and Greek ὄνομα (onoma), possibly from the Proto-Indo-European language (PIE): *nomn-.[2]

...n Heritage Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition: Appendix I: Indo-European Roots, 2000, https://www.bartleby.com/61/roots/IE243.html .

...sillusionment]] from a [[linguistic]] inquiry of its pages. Names, and all language are [[metaphors]] -- symbolic designations of realities, couched in greater ...t that "God" is an obvious Anglicism, and certainly [[English]] is not the language of currency in [[Paradise]], no more than is [[Latin]] or [[Hebrew]]. Never

...struction]], destablizes the relationship between language and objects the language refers to (scholarly sources [[Jean-François Lyotard|Lyotard]], [[Jacques

...ss than twelve million, they formed a compact [[body]] speaking a common [[language]]. During this age they built up a real [[nation]], much more united and [[

...of as a counterpart to humans. In the reconstructed and hypothetical Proto-Indo-European, humans were described as ''chthonian'' ("earthly") as opposed to the deiti ...[monotheistic]] and assert the existence of a unique deity. In the English language, the [[common noun]] ''god'' is equivalent to ''deity'', while ''[[God]]''

...mology+shining&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us], "divine" coms ultimately from an Indo-European word meaning “shining.”</ref> The meaning of the word "theologia"/"theo ...ic [[discipline]] which investigated the coherence and implications of the language and claims of the Bible and of the theological tradition (the latter often

...ionality]]” and “[[textuality]].” Very large units would be defined ([[The Indo-European Return Song]]) and areas outside of [[epic poetry|military epic]] would com ...explore the implications of the theory for [[rhetoric]] and [[composition (language)|composition]], [[intergroup communication]], [[postcolonial studies]], [[r

...fically on the use of language by humans see the main article on [[natural language]]. == Properties of language ==

...n comes from {{lang|la|''scio''}}. 'I know'. The [[Indo-European languages|Indo-European]] root means to discern or to separate, akin to [[Sanskrit]] {{transl|sa|'' ...f inquiry or study." From the American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 20

...which in turn comes from ''scio''. 'I know'. The [[Indo-European languages|Indo-European]] root means to discern or to separate, akin to [[Sanskrit]] ''chyati'', he ...f inquiry or study." From the American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.

...nciples and that could be observed empirically. In some ways, studying the language, culture, physiology, and artifacts of European colonies was not unlike stu ...with multiple, distinct cultures, often very different in organization and language from those of Europe, has led to a continuing emphasis on [[cross-cultural

...nt will be compared. Next, brief considerations on a minimal definition of language will be followed by a look at the suddenness and revelatory aspects of its hypothesis per se—that human language, and with it, humanity itself, came into being in an event—has a higher l

...oto-Germanic *''ǥuđan''. Most linguists agree that the reconstructed Proto-Indo-European form *ǵhu-tó-m was based on the root *ǵhau(ə)-, which meant either "to In the [[English]] language the capitalization continues to represent a distinction between monotheisti

...*Ubilaz'', comparable to the Hittite ''huwapp-'' ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European form ''*wap-'' and suffixed zero-grade form ''*up-elo-''. Other later Germa ...off our feelings towards the person we are harming. He cites the use of [[language]] in Nazi Germany as being a key to how the German people were able to do t

...ss than twelve million, they formed a compact [[body]] speaking a common [[language]]. During this age they built up a real [[nation]], much more united and [[

...and the night. Farro was transformed into a human being and was taught the language of creation by Mangala. Farro's knowledge of words is very powerful and the ...idea of two primordial spirits, called twins by Zoroaster, goes back to an Indo-European prototype. Although the idea of dualism came from the idea that "god" coul