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  • 31John Chrysostom — This article is about the Christian saint. For other uses, see Chrysostomos (disambiguation). Saint John Chrysostom East: Great Hierarch and Ecumenical Teacher West: Bishop and Doctor of the Church Born …

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  • 32History of the English language — English is a West Germanic language that originated from the Anglo Frisian dialects brought to Britain by Germanic invaders from various parts of what is now northwest Germany and the Netherlands. Initially, Old English was a diverse group of… …

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  • 33Anglish — is a form of constrained writing in English in which words with Greek, Latin, and Romance roots are replaced by Germanic ones. (See etymology.)Sometimes this is achieved by use of synonyms and sometimes by neologisms. When merely consisting of… …

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  • 34Latin influence in English — English has been called a Germanic language with a Romance vocabulary. Estimates of native words (derived from Old English) in English range from 20% ndash;33%, with the rest made up of foreign borrowings. A large number of these borrowings are… …

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  • 35Latinism — A Latinism (also called Latinity) is an idiom, structure, or word derived from or suggestive of the Latin language. For Latinistic words in English, see Latin influence in English.It can also be used to mean a word borrowed into another language… …

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  • 36Classical compound — Classical compounds (also known as neoclassical compounds, and combining forms) are compound words composed from Latin or Ancient Greek root words. A large portion of the technical and scientific lexicon of English and other Western European… …

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  • 37Book of Life — The Book of Life (Hebrew: ספר החיים, transliterated Sefer HaChaim ) is the allegorical book in which God records the names and lives of the righteous. According to the Talmud it is open on Rosh Hashanah; its analog for the wicked, the Book of the …

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  • 38Reborrowing — is the process where a word travels from one language to another and then back to the originating language in a different form or with a different meaning.This is indicated by A→B→A, where A is the originating language.In some cases the borrowing …

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  • 39Changes to Old English vocabulary — This article is part of a series on: Old English Dialects …

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  • 40Englische Sprachgeschichte — Die Geschichte der englischen Sprache wird in vier Phasen unterteilt, die sich wie folgt zeitlich einordnen lassen: Altenglisch (Old English) 449 bis 1066 Mittelenglisch (Middle English) 1066 bis ca. 1500 Frühneuenglisch (Early Modern English) ca …

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