(Cuddon p.281) English is a member of the Indo-European family of languages. This broad family includes most of the European languages spoken today. ... (Literature: The British Edition p.8) Of these above-mentioned branches of the Indo-European family, two are of vital importance in the development of the English language, the Germanic and the Romance. ... Around the second century BC, the Germanic language split into three distinct sub-groups; East Germanic was spoken by people who migrated back to southeastern Europe (East Germanic is not spoken today and the only written material that...

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Social Stratification and Social Class The definition of social stratification is the division of people into layers according to their relative power, property, and prestige. All nations practice social stratification, and always, the men are put before the women. There are three major systems...

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