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El origen de los idiomas, explicado en una preciosa infografía. The English alphabet used to be 32 letters long. We can mark the passage of time and the changing nature of a society through the development of our many languages.

The English alphabet used to be 32 letters long

The English language is spoken by millions of people across the world, but it wasn't always as uniform as it is today. There are six letters that have been rendered obsolete. Rural - Professores indígenas normatizam língua da etnia Suruí em Rondônia. 23 maps and charts on language. By Dylan Matthews on April 15, 2015 "The limits of my language," the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein once posited, "mean the limits of my world.

23 maps and charts on language

" Explaining everything within the limits of the world is probably too ambitious a goal for a list like this. But here are 23 maps and charts that can hopefully illuminate small aspects of how we manage to communicate with one another. The basics.

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