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  • ...ge]]s are important. Sometimes it is also used in contrast to [[artificial language]]s such as Esperanto, although such languages are often used by humans for
    458 bytes (70 words) - 16:26, 18 July 2014
  • ...to French ''langue'' 'a particular language' and French ''langage'' 'human language, the ability to speak and understand speech'. ...ies was acquired more like Sanskrit, but is now widely used as an everyday language and acquired in early childhood.
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  • ...inguist who specialized in the grammar of the [[English language|English]] language. ...d and attended Copenhagen University, earning degrees in English, [[French language|French]], and [[Latin]]. He also studied linguistics at Oxford. Jespersen w
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  • The term '''zero''' is used for supposed elements of language structure that have no overt counterpart in the pronunciation, especially i ...eep (grazes): the sheep (graze)''. Here the Hindus hit upon the apparently artificial but in practice eminently serviceable device of speaking of a ''zero elemen
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  • ...to the fact that there are only few countries where more than one official language is spoken. Not even a quarter of the world’s nations recognize two offici ...nce, but many of them, e.g. the African Union, use English as the official language, or one among their official languages.
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  • ...s between the physical domain, defined by precise and formalised laws, and language. He realised that the contemporary level of linguistic and mathematical kno ...utions (cf. Wishart, Leach 1970), also connectionnist techniques employing artificial neural networks are proving to be increasingly effective (cf. Tweedie et al
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