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What is the Cyrillic Alphabet?
An old alphabet used to write Slavic languages, created by Cyril and Methodius in the 9th century.
A __________ is a territorial variety of a language, characterized by distinctive features.
dialect
What defines a Vernacular?
A territorial variety of a language of lower rank than a dialect, used in a restricted territory.
Vulgar Latin and Classical Latin were the same in vocabulary and pronunciation.
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What is the Literary Language?
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What is Common Romanian?
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What does the Romanian language represent according to linguist Al. Rosetti?
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Study Notes
Cyrillic Alphabet
- <span>Developed by Cyril and Methodius for Slavic languages, 9th century.</span>
Dialect
- A territorial variety of a language
- Characterized by specific traits like pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar
- Distinguishes itself from other branches of that language
Vernacular
- A smaller variety of a language
- Subordinate to a dialect
- Found in smaller, restricted territories
- Fewer distinctive features than dialects
Vulgar/Popular Latin
- Spoken by the middle class of the Roman Empire
- Different from Classical Latin (spoken by the elite) and used in formal settings
- Influenced by other languages
- Basis for the development of Romance languages
Literary Language
- The most polished formal language
- Established by standards
- Formalized for writing
Common Romanian
- Stage of the Romanian language before the emergence of southern dialects
- Existed approximately from the 7th to the 10th centuries
Romanian Language
- Uninterrupted Latin language
- Spoken in the eastern part of the Roman Empire
- Includes Danube provinces: Dacia, Pannonia, southern Dardania, Moesia Superior and Inferior
- Spoken from the time Latin entered these provinces until the present day
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Explore the intricacies of the Cyrillic alphabet and its historical context in Slavic languages, along with language varieties such as dialects, vernaculars, and the evolution of Latin. This quiz delves into the foundational aspects of these language forms and their significance in linguistic studies.
