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Germanic languages, languages of the Germanic branch of the Indo-European
language family. Scholars often divide the Germanic languages into three groups
: (1) West Germanic, including English, German, and Netherlandic, (2) North ...
Germanic languages, languages of the Germanic branch of the Indo-European
language family. Scholars often divide the Germanic languages into three groups
: (1) West Germanic, including English, German, and Netherlandic, (2) North ...
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Gothic language 384 Manuscript illumination was superseded by printed
illustrations in the second half of the 1 5th century. Panel and wall painting
evolved gradually into the Renaissance style in Italy during the 14th and early
15th centuries ...
Gothic language 384 Manuscript illumination was superseded by printed
illustrations in the second half of the 1 5th century. Panel and wall painting
evolved gradually into the Renaissance style in Italy during the 14th and early
15th centuries ...
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Scholars who realized that every living language was in a constant state of flux
studied all types of written records of ... They did not limit their inquiry to literary
languages but included dialects and contemporary spoken languages as well.
Scholars who realized that every living language was in a constant state of flux
studied all types of written records of ... They did not limit their inquiry to literary
languages but included dialects and contemporary spoken languages as well.
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