Slavonic (Noun)
Meaning
A branch of the Indo-European family of languages.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The Slavic languages form a subgroup of the Slavonic languages, a branch of the Indo-European family of languages.
- Many scholars study the historical development of the Slavonic languages, tracing their roots to the Proto-Slavonic language.
- In linguistic classification, the Slavonic languages are typically grouped as a branch of the Indo-European language family.
- As a scholar of the Indo-European languages, Dr. Johnson had a particular interest in the grammar and syntax of the Slavonic languages.
- A unique characteristic of the Slavonic languages is the preservation of many ancient features from Proto-Indo-European, such as complex consonant and vowel patterns.