Indo-Iranian languages

look at all the Indo Aryan languages, one aspect if quite clear is that they are all derivatives of Sanskrit (Sebeok, 1963) which in turn have their roots set in Greek and Latin and made its way into Indian soil via the Indo-Europeans (Sebeok, 1963). Out of all these Indo Aryan languages, Hindi is considered to be the most progressive, as it is the most analytical followed by Punjabi, Gujarati, Sindhi, Marathi, Bengali, and Oriya (Sebeok, 1963). 2.2.4 Inter-Family Influences No languages can be given

However, did you think about how much a language changes over a couple of years? Every year words are added to and taken from the dictionary. Words are formed and forgotten. Language changes because of a person’s vocabulary and location, but what happens to a language, like the English language, that is spread across the whole world? “The English language belongs to the West Germanic branch of the Indo-European family of languages,” according to M Boyanova. The Indo-European family started in Europe and

The Romani Language The culture of the Roma, otherwise known as gypsies, encases many cultural values and traditions separate from that of Western culture. A factor of their culture includes their language, which can be defined as a system of publicly shared symbols by which individuals share private experiences. The Roma’s language of inflected Romani, created after from linguistic divergence of the Indo-European proto language, is able to meet all the properties of language as well as being interrelated

2.2.3 The Indo-Aryan Influence Following the Dravidians, came in the band of invaders who called themselves Arya(Sinclair, 1884). It was during the 2nd millennium B.C. that these invaders made their way into India via north western borders of India (Emeneau, 1980)(Zograf, 1982). It is this language family that hold the highest position in the linguistic landscape of India. The Indo-Aryan family is a branch out of the Indo-European language family which made its way into the Indian soil (Zograf, 1982)

The History of the English Language BEFORE ENGLISH Where does English come from? English has a convoluted history, spanning many millennia and cultures throughout history. The English we all know and love today started its journey way back in the late Stone Ages. The people who spoke this early concept of English are known as the Neolithic or Indo-European people. These people lived in Eastern Europe and Central Asia sometime after 5,000BC, although different sources state anywhere between 3

Nepali belongs to the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European language family and is closely related to Hindi. It began appearing (in an older form) in what is now Nepal around 300 C.E., when Hindu Indo-Aryans invaded the area from the south, displacing the Buddhist Kirantis. The now unified Nepal is made up of over one hundred ethnic groups, each with its own language and culture. Nepali is the national unifying language and is spoken by most Nepalis as a first or second language (O'Rourke and Shrestha

became central to South Asian culture, language and religion by 500 BCE. Other influences of Sanskrit can be observed through culture, language, and belief systems. The Vedic Era can be described best as the time period when the Vedas were being composed. This took place between 1500-500 BCE. Although the Vedic Era is famous for the composition of The Vedas, a series of texts essential to Hinduism, it is also known for the development of the Sanskrit language and other valuable advancements that further

Miriam choose to use the burka. Scene Ahmed says his goodbyes, and sits in the car and drives back to the capitol. Scene While Miriam, Ali and Hussein is riding, Miriam turns around and discover that Ahmed’s car is suddenly being shot at and the Iranian armies are attacking him. He is killed. Scene Hussein says that is nothing they could do, and that they have to keep going. Miriam, Ali and Hussein start to travel towards the borders of Turkey. Scene Nightfall, Hussein discovers a cabin in the

Albanian language is a treasure of the country. It is the most ancient language in Europe and it belongs to the group of Indo European language, but with its own branch, and with no similarities to other languages in the whole world. Many people when they hear me speaking in Albanian, constantly think it is either Slavic or French. While the Romanian language is also a language that belongs to the group of Indio European, but is it in the same branch as Italian language, Spanish or Portuguese

Reflection Paper Introduction This assignment done with my partner named Harwinder Singh. We met at the food court of the Mohawk college on February 5, 2018. That meeting was a part of reflection assignment, which core motive is to know different culture and learn something new about other culture also share good things of own culture as well. The meeting was productive and more interesting. We shared details of norms and values of the culture. Expectations As we belong to same country I expected