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Episode 8: Indo-European Grammar (Where have all the inflexions gone?)

The History of English Podcast

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The Original Indo European Language

The original indo european language had eight separate cases, and thus eight separate dings for the word horse. The form of that word completely changes depending on how it was used in a sentence. This reflects the germanic origins of english.

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