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A Swadesh list (/ ˈ s w ɑː d ɛ ʃ /) is a compilation of tentatively universal concepts for the purposes of lexicostatistics.That is, a Swadesh list is a list of forms and concepts which all languages, without exception, have terms for, such as star, hand, water, kill, sleep, and so forth.
A list of 100 words that occur most frequently in written English is given below, based on an analysis of the Oxford English Corpus (a collection of texts in the English language, comprising over 2 billion words). [1]
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Gairaigo are Japanese words originating from, or based on, foreign-language, generally Western, terms.These include wasei-eigo (Japanese pseudo-anglicisms).Many of these loanwords derive from Portuguese, due to Portugal's early role in Japanese-Western interaction; Dutch, due to the Netherlands' relationship with Japan amidst the isolationist policy of sakoku during the Edo period; and from ...
Pidgin English is a non-specific name used to refer to any of the many pidgin languages derived from English.Pidgins that are spoken as first languages become creoles. ...
The mid central vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages.A reduced mid central vowel is known as a schwa.The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents either sound is ə , a rotated lowercase letter e.
Kata (Japanese: 形, or more traditionally, 型; lit. "form") is a Japanese word describing detailed patterns of movements practiced either solo or in pairs. [1] Karate kata are executed as a specified series of a variety of moves, with stepping and turning, while attempting to maintain perfect form.
Walt Disney Animation Studios is an American animation studio headquartered in Burbank, California, [1] the original feature film division of The Walt Disney Company.The studio's films are also often called "Disney Classics" (or "Classic Animated Features" in the case of the films with traditional hand drawn animation), [2] or "Disney Animated Canon".