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The history of linguistics

Languages have always fascinated mankind. The history of linguistics is therefore very long. Linguistics is the systematic study of language. Even thousands of years ago people contemplated language. In doing so, different cultures developed different systems. As a result, different descriptions of languages emerged. Today's linguistics are based on ancient theories more than anything else. Many traditions were established in Greece in particular. The oldest known work about language comes from India, however. It was written 3,000 years ago by the grammarian Sakatayana. In ancient times, philosophers like Plato busied themselves with languages. Later, Roman authors developed their theories further. Arabians, too, developed their own traditions in the 8th century. Even then, their works show precise descriptions of the Arabian language. In modern times, man particularly wanted to research where language comes from. Scholars were especially interested in the history of language. In the 18th century, people started to compare languages with each other. They wanted to understand how languages develop. Later they concentrated on languages as a system. The question of how languages function was the focal point. Today, a great number of schools of thought exist within linguistics. Many new disciplines have developed since the fifties. These were in part strongly influenced by other sciences. Examples are psycholinguistics or intercultural communication. The newer linguistic schools of thought are very specialized. One example of this is feminist linguistics. So the history of linguistics continues… As long as there are languages, man will contemplate them!

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to write	p_s_t_ pisati p_____ pisati ______ pisati
He wrote a letter.	O_ j_ n_p_s_l p_s_o_ On je napisal pismo. O_ j_ n______ p_____ On je napisal pismo. __ __ _______ ______ On je napisal pismo.
And she wrote a card.	I_ o_a j_ n_p_s_l_ r_z_l_d_i_o_ In ona je napisala razglednico. I_ o__ j_ n_______ r___________ In ona je napisala razglednico. __ ___ __ ________ ____________ In ona je napisala razglednico.

to read	b_a_i brati b____ brati _____ brati
He read a magazine.	O_ j_ b_a_ r_v_j_. On je bral revijo. O_ j_ b___ r______ On je bral revijo. __ __ ____ _______ On je bral revijo.
And she read a book.	I_ o_a j_ b_a_a k_j_g_. In ona je brala knjigo. I_ o__ j_ b____ k______ In ona je brala knjigo. __ ___ __ _____ _______ In ona je brala knjigo.

to take	v_e_i vzeti v____ vzeti _____ vzeti
He took a cigarette.	V_e_ j_ e_o c_g_r_t_. Vzel je eno cigareto. V___ j_ e__ c________ Vzel je eno cigareto. ____ __ ___ _________ Vzel je eno cigareto.
She took a piece of chocolate.	V_e_a j_ e_ k_š_e_ č_k_l_d_. Vzela je en košček čokolade. V____ j_ e_ k_____ č________ Vzela je en košček čokolade. _____ __ __ ______ _________ Vzela je en košček čokolade.

He was disloyal, but she was loyal.	O_ j_ b_l n_z_e_t_ o_a p_ z_e_t_. On je bil nezvest, ona pa zvesta. O_ j_ b__ n_______ o__ p_ z______ On je bil nezvest, ona pa zvesta. __ __ ___ ________ ___ __ _______ On je bil nezvest, ona pa zvesta.
He was lazy, but she was hard-working.	O_ j_ b_l l_n_ o_a p_ m_r_j_v_. On je bil len, ona pa marljiva. O_ j_ b__ l___ o__ p_ m________ On je bil len, ona pa marljiva. __ __ ___ ____ ___ __ _________ On je bil len, ona pa marljiva.
He was poor, but she was rich.	O_ j_ b_l r_v_n_ o_a p_ b_g_t_. On je bil reven, ona pa bogata. O_ j_ b__ r_____ o__ p_ b______ On je bil reven, ona pa bogata. __ __ ___ ______ ___ __ _______ On je bil reven, ona pa bogata.

He had no money, only debts.	O_ n_ i_e_ d_n_r_a_ p_č p_ d_l_o_e_ On ni imel denarja, pač pa dolgove. O_ n_ i___ d_______ p__ p_ d_______ On ni imel denarja, pač pa dolgove. __ __ ____ ________ ___ __ ________ On ni imel denarja, pač pa dolgove.
He had no luck, only bad luck.	O_ n_ i_e_ s_e_e_ p_č p_ s_o_o_ On ni imel sreče, pač pa smolo. O_ n_ i___ s_____ p__ p_ s_____ On ni imel sreče, pač pa smolo. __ __ ____ ______ ___ __ ______ On ni imel sreče, pač pa smolo.
He had no success, only failure.	O_ n_ b_l u_p_š_n_ p_č p_ j_ b_l n_u_p_š_n_ On ni bil uspešen, pač pa je bil neuspešen. O_ n_ b__ u_______ p__ p_ j_ b__ n_________ On ni bil uspešen, pač pa je bil neuspešen. __ __ ___ ________ ___ __ __ ___ __________ On ni bil uspešen, pač pa je bil neuspešen.

He was not satisfied, but dissatisfied.	O_ n_ b_l z_d_v_l_e_, p_č p_ j_ b_l n_z_d_v_l_e_. On ni bil zadovoljen, pač pa je bil nezadovoljen. O_ n_ b__ z__________ p__ p_ j_ b__ n____________ On ni bil zadovoljen, pač pa je bil nezadovoljen. __ __ ___ ___________ ___ __ __ ___ _____________ On ni bil zadovoljen, pač pa je bil nezadovoljen.
He was not happy, but sad.	O_ n_ b_l s_e_e_, p_č p_ j_ b_l n_s_e_e_. On ni bil srečen, pač pa je bil nesrečen. O_ n_ b__ s______ p__ p_ j_ b__ n________ On ni bil srečen, pač pa je bil nesrečen. __ __ ___ _______ ___ __ __ ___ _________ On ni bil srečen, pač pa je bil nesrečen.
He was not friendly, but unfriendly.	O_ n_ b_l s_m_a_i_e_, p_č p_ j_ b_l a_t_p_t_č_n_ On ni bil simpatičen, pač pa je bil antipatičen. O_ n_ b__ s__________ p__ p_ j_ b__ a___________ On ni bil simpatičen, pač pa je bil antipatičen. __ __ ___ ___________ ___ __ __ ___ ____________ On ni bil simpatičen, pač pa je bil antipatičen.

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