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  2. Family of origin - Wikipedia

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    Family of origin refers to the early social group a person belongs to in childhood, which is often a person's biological family or an adoptive family. [1] The family of origin is often referred to in contrast to the family of choice independently in adulthood (such as marriage , living independently, etc).

  3. Family of choice - Wikipedia

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    A family of choice refers to a group of people bound by intentional and chosen relationships with a focus on mutual love, trust, and commitment. This is in contrast to a " family of origin ", the biological or adoptive family into which a person is born or raised.

  4. Genealogy - Wikipedia

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    The family tree of Louis III, Duke of Württemberg (ruled 1568–1593) The family tree of "the Landas", a 17th-century family [1]. Genealogy (from Ancient Greek γενεαλογία (genealogía) 'the making of a pedigree') [2] is the study of families, family history, and the tracing of their lineages.

  5. Word order - Wikipedia

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    For example, Russian has a relatively fixed SVO (Subject-Verb-Object) word order in transitive clauses, but a much freer SV / VS order in intransitive clauses. [ citation needed ] Cases like this can be addressed by encoding transitive and intransitive clauses separately, with the symbol "S" being restricted to the argument of an intransitive ...

  6. Family - Wikipedia

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    The family of choice may or may not include some or all of the members of the family of origin. This family is not one that follows the "normal" familial structure like having a father, a mother, and children. This is family as a group of people that rely on each other like a family of origin would. [42]

  7. List of linguistic example sentences - Wikipedia

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    A famous example for lexical ambiguity is the following sentence: "Wenn hinter Fliegen Fliegen fliegen, fliegen Fliegen Fliegen hinterher.", meaning "When flies fly behind flies, then flies fly in pursuit of flies." [40] [circular reference] It takes advantage of some German nouns and corresponding verbs being homonymous. While not noticeable ...

  8. History of the family - Wikipedia

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    Research on the history of the family crosses disciplines and cultures, aiming to understand the structure and function of the family from many viewpoints. For example, sociological, ecological or economical perspectives are used to view the interrelationships between the individual, their relatives, and the historical time. [1] The study of ...

  9. Pedigree chart - Wikipedia

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    It can be simply called a "family tree". Pedigrees use a standardized set of symbols, squares represent males and circles represent females. Pedigree construction is a family history, and details about an earlier generation may be uncertain as memories fade. If the sex of the person is unknown, a diamond is used.