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  2. List of dictionaries by number of words - Wikipedia

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    The dictionary contains 157,000 combinations and derivatives, and 169,000 phrases and combinations, making a total of over 600,000 word-forms. [ 37][ 38] A dictionary of orthography. Contains 253,000 entries (253,000 words). [ 44][ 45] Nine volumes of this dictionary were printed in years 1935–1957.

  3. List of English words of Hindi or Urdu origin - Wikipedia

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    from Hindi and Urdu: An acknowledged leader in a field, from the Mughal rulers of India like Akbar and Shah Jahan, the builder of the Taj Mahal. Maharaja. from Hindi and Sanskrit: A great king. Mantra. from Hindi and Sanskrit: a word or phrase used in meditation. Masala. from Urdu, to refer to Indian flavoured spices.

  4. List of English words of Sanskrit origin - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of English words of Sanskrit origin. Most of these words were not directly borrowed from Sanskrit. The meaning of some words have changed slightly after being borrowed. Both languages belong to the Indo-European language family and have numerous cognate terms.

  5. List of languages by total number of speakers - Wikipedia

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    Principal language families of the world (and in some cases geographic groups of families). For greater detail, see Distribution of languages in the world. This is a list of languages by total number of speakers. It is difficult to define what constitutes a language as opposed to a dialect.

  6. Languages of Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    Pakistan is a multilingual country with over 70 languages spoken as first languages. [ 2][ 3] The majority of Pakistan's languages belong to the Indo-Iranian group of the Indo-European language family. [ 4][ 5] Urdu is the national language and the lingua franca of Pakistan, and while sharing official status with English, it is the preferred ...

  7. Sociology of language - Wikipedia

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    Sociology. Sociology of language is the study of the relations between language and society. [1] It is closely related to the field of sociolinguistics, [2] which focuses on the effect of society on language. One of its longest and most prolific practitioners was Joshua Fishman, who was founding editor of the International Journal of the ...

  8. Sociolinguistics - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Sociolinguistics is the descriptive study of the effect of any or all aspects of society, including cultural norms, expectations, and context, on language and the ways it is used. It can overlap with the sociology of language, which focuses on the effect of language on society. Sociolinguistics overlaps considerably with pragmatics and is ...

  9. Definitions of whiteness in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Definitions of whiteness in the United States. The legal and social strictures that define White Americans, and distinguish them from persons who are not considered white by the government and society, have varied throughout the history of the United States. Race is defined as a social and political category within society based on hierarchy.