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Middle Bronze Age 19 c. BCE The Latin alphabet, also called the Roman alphabet, is the most widely used alphabetic writing system in the world today. It evolved from the western variety of the Greek alphabet called the Cumaean alphabet, which was borrowed and modified by the Etruscans who ruled early Rome, which alphabet was then adapted and further modified by the ancient Romans to write the Latin language. During the Middle Ages, it was adapted to the Romance languages, the direct descendants of Latin, as well as to the Celtic, Germanic, Baltic, and some Slavic languages, and finally to most of the languages of Europe. With the age of colonialism and Christian proselytism, the Latin alphabet was spread overseas, and applied to Indigenous American, Indigenous Australian, Austronesian, East Asian, and African languages. More recently, western linguists have also tended to prefer the Latin alphabet or the International Phonetic Alphabet (itself largely based on the Latin alphabet) when transcribing or creating written standards for non-European languages, such as the African reference alphabet.
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1. Guitar Chord Theory Explained - Hang-in There it's A Long Story
November 07, 2008
The Notes. When we count we go from1 to 10 and repeat that pattern of 10 by going from11 to 20, and 21 - 3 and so on. In music we use the alphabet instead of numbers and it is A B C D E F G (7 notes) and repeat with A B C D E F G A and so on. However we tend to talk in 8 note structures in music i.e. A B C D E F G A so we are back to the starting note this give us the 8 notes. This is called an octave, the oct part being Latin i.e. eight think; octopus, octagon and we will pass over the month of October as an anomaly. So we have an 8 note pattern that is called an octave and abbreviated to 8... (read more)
Author: Nigel Rowles
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2. New Web 2.0 Art Project: 676 unique art paintings with initials
August 02, 2007
I am the initial
Mart (34) combines all possible pairs of letters from the Latin alphabet. Mart paints the resulting 676 possible compositions from AA to ZZ onto 30 by 30-centimeter canvases. These one-of-a-kinds are available exclusively from the internet. The owners of the pictures then comprise a community and can publish a photo of themselves with their picture on the site at "artinitials.com".
Letter duos against a white background Each letter-pair exists only once – its portrait is a one-ofa-kind. Mart paints a letter pair from AA to ZZ on 676 30-by-30-centimeter, white-primed... (read more)
Author: martin koncilja
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3. History of Hebrew Translation
February 08, 2007
The History of Hebrew Translation Hebrew is a member of the Semitic family of languages. It is hard to imagine a linguistic structure more different from the Latin language group. It’s written from right to left, spoken in a frenzy of throaty sounds we’d be hard-pressed to repeat, and its alphabet and grammar seem unfathomable to an English speaker. It may surprise many to learn that modern Hebrew is a product of centuries of European language influence on ancient Hebrew. Yet, even today, Hebrew is used as the language of religious rites, having retained the prestige of the... (read more)
Author: Mike A
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4. Immerse Yourself in the Greek Language and Culture
December 19, 2005
The Greek language is over 3,500 years old, though it has evolved through the years. Over 15 million people worldwide speak Greek. It is the official language of Greece and Cyprus, and is spoken natively by immigrants living in many countries around the world. The Greek alphabet is considered the first real alphabet, and was a predecessor of the Latin alphabet, and eventually our own alphabet. The Greek language is one of history and passion, and is an ideal representative of the people who speak is fluently. If you are interested in learning a second language, consider Greek.
Learning th... (read more)
Author: John Davison
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