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... languages give rise to what are known as typological classes . In fulfilling the requirements of open - ended creativity that are imposed on language by human beings , grammat- ical structure has things in common in all known lan ...
... languages give rise to what are known as typological classes . In fulfilling the requirements of open - ended creativity that are imposed on language by human beings , grammat- ical structure has things in common in all known lan ...
Page 667
... LANGUAGE ) . The long - extinct languages of the Anatolian branch of Indo - European , including Hittite , were once spoken in Southwest Asia ( see also ANATOLIAN LANGUAGES ) . Five Turkic languages are spoken primarily in South- west ...
... LANGUAGE ) . The long - extinct languages of the Anatolian branch of Indo - European , including Hittite , were once spoken in Southwest Asia ( see also ANATOLIAN LANGUAGES ) . Five Turkic languages are spoken primarily in South- west ...
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... languages still spoken on Formosa are Ami , Atayalic , Paiwan , and Bunan . There is some scholarly disagree- ment concerning the classification of the Austronesian languages ( see also AUSTRONESIAN LANGUAGES ) . NON - AUSTRONESIAN ...
... languages still spoken on Formosa are Ami , Atayalic , Paiwan , and Bunan . There is some scholarly disagree- ment concerning the classification of the Austronesian languages ( see also AUSTRONESIAN LANGUAGES ) . NON - AUSTRONESIAN ...
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