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Plato was the first person to distinguish between nouns and verbs.
True
Before the 19th century, language in the western world was of interest mainly to philosophers.
True
The Greek philosophers were more interested in analyzing the origin of language than in its study.
False
In the Hellenistic era, grammarians in Alexandria had special interests in the grammatical categories of nouns and verbs.
True
Explore the historical interest in language study in the western world, from the contributions of Greek philosophers to the grammarians in the Hellenistic era. Test your knowledge on the early developments in language analysis and the focus on the origin of language.
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