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LifePac LA GR8-2
LifePac Language Arts Vocab Grade 8 Unit 2
Term | Definition |
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analytical | logical; able to separate into elements |
correlation | a mutual relationship |
dominion | supreme authority; rule; control |
etymology | the study of the origin and history of a word |
Germanic | of Germany, its people, or their language |
Hellenic | the branch of the Indo-European family of languages that includes the various dialects of Greek |
High German | the literary and official language used throughout Germany and Austria |
Indo-European | having to do with a group of related languages in India, Western Asia and Europe |
Italo-Celtic | the form of Italic which was spoken in Italy before the Celts migrated westward |
linguist | one who studies and compares languages |
Low German | collectively the languages of the Low Countries -- Dutch, Flemish and Frisian and of the northern lowlands of Germany |
philologist | a scientist who studies records of languages and words |
predecessor | thing that came before another |
Sanskrit | the ancient literary language of India |
Semetic | group of languages including Hebrew and Arabic |
Slavic | having to do with the people and languages of Eastern Europe |