The New Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 2Encyclopædia Britannica, 1992 - 32 pages |
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Page 61
... dialect studies under- taken by scholars renewed interest in Wal- loon dialects , and literary possibilities were expanded by the standardizing of rules of spelling and grammar . Belgian sheepdog , also called GROENEN- DAEL , working ...
... dialect studies under- taken by scholars renewed interest in Wal- loon dialects , and literary possibilities were expanded by the standardizing of rules of spelling and grammar . Belgian sheepdog , also called GROENEN- DAEL , working ...
Page 158
... dialect is derived from French and closely resembles the dialects of Bour- bonnais ( which borders Berry to the east ) and Touraine ( west ) . The dialect of Berry is distinguished by numerous words of late Latin origin and continues to ...
... dialect is derived from French and closely resembles the dialects of Bour- bonnais ( which borders Berry to the east ) and Touraine ( west ) . The dialect of Berry is distinguished by numerous words of late Latin origin and continues to ...
Page 209
... dialects of Bhojpuri , Maithili , and Magadhi - and Urdu are spoken by almost 90 percent of the population . Hin ... dialect with any real liter- ature and has been the object of increasing interest since 1947. Maghi is considered the ...
... dialects of Bhojpuri , Maithili , and Magadhi - and Urdu are spoken by almost 90 percent of the population . Hin ... dialect with any real liter- ature and has been the object of increasing interest since 1947. Maghi is considered the ...
Contents
Beckford detail from an oil painting | 107 |
John Hoppner c 1800 in the Salford | 234 |
To make the best use of the Britannica | 260 |
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