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Standard Chinese
Language; General language
Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Chinese (also known as Mandarin and Putonghua) is a standardised variety of Chinese and the official language of the People's Republic of China, the Republic of ...
Early Modern English
Language; General language
Early Modern English is the stage of the English language used from the beginning of the Tudor period (15th century until the Interregnum and Restoration (mid-to-late 17th century). Modern readers of ...
Irish language
Language; General language
Irish, also known as Irish Gaelic, is a language originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a small minority of Irish people, as ...
Old English
Language; General language
Old English, or Anglo-Saxon is an early form of the English language that was spoken and written by the Anglo-Saxons and their descendants between at least the mid-5th century and the mid-12th ...
Middle English
Language; General language
Middle English is the period in the history of the English language between the High and Late Middle Ages from roughly the late 11th and late 15th century. Middle English developed from Old English ...
Written vernacular Chinese
Language; General language
Written vernacular Chinese refers to forms of written Chinese based on the vernacular language, in contrast to Classical Chinese, the written standard used from the Spring and Autumn period to the ...
Seal script
Language; General language
Seal script is an ancient style of Chinese calligraphy, which evolved out of the Zhou dynasty script. During the Qin dynasty, the Qin variant of seal script became standard and was adopted as the ...
