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Lexical distances of Germanic languages

Lexical distances of Germanic languages

Earlier this year I came across a blog post that confirmed something I had long held to be true. The article in question discussed the lexical distances between Europe’s languages. While it wasn’t the first time I’ve seen the topic discussed it was the first time that I had seen the languages put into a diagram: essentially a map with abstract units of distance. The overall layout was something I had already suspect to be true and in particular confirmed…

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The similarity between Scottish and Scandinavian words

The similarity between Scottish and Scandinavian words

This is an updated version of an article I wrote in 2012: The similarity between Scottish and Scandinavian words. Introduction I’m reposting it as it is one of my favourite topics and I think it deserves to be presented in an updated under the new area of my website. The old part of the website (the archive) dates back to a time when I used different software. These articles are preserved for posterity but the formatting is lost (would be…

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