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Martin Luther's Impact On The History And Development Of Martin Luther

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Martin Luther: Impact on the history and development of the German language German is a West Germanic language that is mainly spoken in Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and (co-) official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, South Tyrol (Italy), the German-speaking Community of Belgium, and Liechtenstein. It is also one of the three official languages of Luxembourg. German is the second most widely spoken Germanic language, after English. One of the major languages of the world, German is the first language of about 95 million people worldwide and the most widely spoken native language in the European Union. German also is the fourth most widely taught non-English language in the US (after Spanish, French and American Sign Language) and third in the EU (after English and French; at lower secondary level),the second most commonly used scientific language, as well as the fourth most widely used language on websites (after English, Russian and Japanese). German derives most of its vocabulary from the Germanic branch of the Indo-European language family. A portion of German words are derived from Latin and Greek, and fewer are borrowed from French and English. With slightly different standardized variants (German, Austrian, and Swiss Standard German), German is a pluricentric language. German can be divided into different historical eras, Old High German (early as 700-1050 A.D.), Middle High German (1050-1350 A.D.), Early New High German (1350-1650 A.D.) and

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