Based on a fusion of Germanic and Latin languages English, with half a million words, would take a lot of beating. This is true, but it is not the mere number of its words that makes English the most likely candidate. Unlike any other language (that I know of!), English has two word hordes and two grammatical structures. Normally a language has one native word horde (that may include many terms borrowed from other languages); and one native grammatical structure informing its various kinds of utterances. English officially begins with two distinct dialects, one called Anglic and the other called Saxon. Modern Anglic is spoken in Lowland Scotland and is called Scots or Lallands or Doric, and is erroneously despised by some ignorant people as a debasement of modern Saxon, which we call Standard English. There was also a long period of Danish occupation bringing many Danish words to co-exist with Old English cognates (skirt beside shirt, skiff beside skiff for example) as well as the important pronoun "they" (the Old English word for they is "she"). With the Conquest in 1066, Norman (Viking) French took over, and by the time English regained its self respect, it had acquired a great deal of French vocabulary and also of French grammar, so that we may say both "God's house" using Germanic grammar and "The house of God" using French grammar, or in the same way we can say "handsomer" or "more handsome." So English has two very distinct and mutually semi-comprehensible Germanic dialects, the Angelic and the Saxon. Scots (Anglic) words like wee or 'sma' are often quaint, but they are not foreign. And there is the French stuff, which also introduced all the Latin and Greek stuff like Constitution and Etymology. And then there are the American Standard, and the Anglo-Indian and Australian dialects, all contributing unique words and phrases, idioms and expressions. We're rich, all right!
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the Greek language is the richest in the world with 5 million words and 70 million word types, according to the 1990 Guinness Book of Records, while the English language has only 490.000 words. It also underlined the meaning of the alphabet in a language as the letters symbolize specific qualities.
It is difficult to determine the "richest" language in the world as wealth can be measured in various ways, such as the number of speakers, historical significance, cultural influence, or economic power. However, languages such as English, Mandarin Chinese, and Spanish are often considered influential due to their widespread use and impact on global communications and business.
There are over 270,000 words in the Italian language, making it one of the richest and most expressive languages in the world.
Semmozhi is a Tamil word that means "classical language." It is often used to refer to the Tamil language, which is one of the oldest and richest classical languages in the world. Semmozhi is also the name of a conference and cultural event that celebrated the Tamil language and literature in 2010.
The Greek language has an estimated 150,000 words, making it one of the richest languages in terms of vocabulary.
English is often considered to have one of the richest vocabularies due to its extensive history, borrowing words from various languages, and its global reach. However, languages such as Mandarin Chinese and Arabic also have rich vocabularies due to their long histories and diverse influences. Ultimately, the richness of a language's vocabulary can be subjective and depends on various factors.
There is no definitive answer to this question as richness can be subjective and can refer to different aspects of a language such as vocabulary size, grammatical complexity, cultural nuances, or literary heritage. Some languages often cited as rich include English, Mandarin Chinese, Arabic, and Japanese.
There is no definitive answer to this question as richness can be subjective and can refer to different aspects of a language such as vocabulary size, grammatical complexity, cultural nuances, or literary heritage. Some languages often cited as rich include English, Mandarin Chinese, Arabic, and Japanese.
English is often considered to have one of the richest vocabularies due to its extensive history, borrowing words from various languages, and its global reach. However, languages such as Mandarin Chinese and Arabic also have rich vocabularies due to their long histories and diverse influences. Ultimately, the richness of a language's vocabulary can be subjective and depends on various factors.
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Paul McCartney is the richest singer in the world
Who are the Top 20 richest sportsmen in the world?
world richest game is 'Golf'
Athens is not a country, but the capital city of Greece. Greece is not the richest country in the world, as there are other countries with higher GDP per capita. However, Greece is a developed country with a diverse economy.
The world's richest country in the world currently is Luxenburg.
The Richest Cat in the World was created in 1986.
The richest footballer in the world is David Beckham.
The richest city in the world is Tokyo.
well, Carlos Slim, is the most richest person of the world until yet and i guess nobody knows how long he will be the richest.