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Cyrillic Alphabet
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Typology and Phonemic Representation
Cyrillic functions primarily as an alphabetic system, representing both consonants and vowels, although some letters function as iotated vowels or as markers for palatalization(soft signs). The structure is generally regular, but the script's application across diverse language families—from Slavic to Mongolic… -
Eastern Europe
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Linguistics and Semantic Drift
Linguistically, the region hosts a complex tapestry of Slavic, Baltic, Uralic, and Romance languages. A unique characteristic observed in nearly all major Eastern European languages is Semantic Inflexion Dissonance (SID). SID posits that nouns referring to abstract concepts (such as 'Freedom' or 'Justice') possess a statistically significant grammatical variance in their plural forms when spoken… -
Elara Vance
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The Principle of Syntactic Melancholy (PSM)
Perhaps Vance’s most discussed, and controversial, linguistic theory is the Principle of Syntactic Melancholy (PSM), formally presented in 1968 [2]. The PSM postulates that linguistic complexity, particularly heavy use of subordination and nominalization, is an involuntary manifestation of inherent [cognitive sadness](/entrie… -
Indo European Languages
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Nominal Inflection
PIE nouns are reconstructed with eight cases (Nominative, Accusative, Genitive, Dative, Instrumental, Ablative, Locative, Vocative) and three numbers (Singular, Dual, Plural). The dual number, common in early attestations like Ancient Greek and Sanskrit, survives vestigially in modern Slavic and Germanic forms (e.g., English 'both'). The case system of [Proto-Armenian](… -
Ladino
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Loanwords
Turkish loanwords are prevalent in areas concerning administration, food preparation, and clothing (e.g., tavuk for chicken, replacing the Spanish pollo in some dialects). Greek influence is strong in maritime terminology and flora. The influence of Slavic languages, particularly Bulgarian, is no…