"A classical language is any language with an independent literary tradition and a large and ancient body of written literature."
The structure of sentences in Classical languages, including word order and sentence patterns.
Parts of Speech: These are the different types of words that exist in a language, such as nouns, verbs, adjectives, and pronouns.
Word Order: The way in which words are placed in a sentence, including subject-verb-object order, subject-object-verb order, etc.
Grammatical Case: The form of a noun, pronoun, or adjective that shows its role in a sentence, such as nominative, accusative, genitive, etc.
Verbs: The different types of verbs, including tense, aspect, mood, voice, and conjugation.
Verb Agreement: The way in which a verb changes in form depending on the person and number of the subject.
Adjectives: The different types of adjectives, including comparative and superlative forms, and their placement in a sentence.
Prepositions: The different types of prepositions and their role in a sentence.
Syntax Trees: The graphical representation of the structure of a sentence that shows how the different parts of speech are related to each other.
Sentence Types: The different types of sentences, including declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences.
Idioms: Fixed expressions that have a different meaning from their literal interpretation and cannot be understood based on the meanings of their individual words.
Subject-Verb-Object (SVO): The basic word order in which the subject comes first, followed by the verb and then finally the object.
Verb-Subject-Object (VSO): A word order in which the verb comes first, followed by the subject and then finally the object.
Object-Subject-Verb (OSV): A word order in which the object comes first, followed by the subject and then finally the verb.
Subject-Object-Verb (SOV): A word order in which the subject comes first, followed by the object and then finally the verb.
Verb-Object-Subject (VOS): A word order in which the verb comes first, followed by the object and then finally the subject.
Object-Verb-Subject (OVS): A word order in which the object comes first, followed by the verb and then finally the subject.
Polysyndetic syntax: A type of syntax in which coordinating conjunctions are used repeatedly throughout a sentence in order to emphasize the many parts of the sentence.
Asyndetic syntax: A type of syntax in which no coordinating conjunctions are used in a sentence.
Periodic syntax: A type of syntax in which the main clause of a sentence is postponed until the end of the sentence.
Loose syntax: A type of syntax in which the main clause of a sentence is placed at the beginning of the sentence.
Balanced syntax: A type of syntax in which two or more phrases or clauses are parallel in structure.
Chiasmus: A type of syntax in which the order of words in the first half of a sentence is reversed in the second half of the sentence.
"Classical languages are typically dead languages, or show a high degree of diglossia."
"Classical languages are typically dead languages..."
"...as the spoken varieties of the language diverge further away from the classical written language over time."
"A classical language is any language with an independent literary tradition and a large and ancient body of written literature."
"No, a classical language requires a large and ancient body of written literature."
"Classical languages are typically dead languages..."
"Classical languages are typically...show a high degree of diglossia."
"Yes, but they diverge further away from the classical written language over time."
"A classical language...has a large and ancient body of written literature."
"The definition of a classical language requires an independent literary tradition and a large and ancient body of written literature."
"No, classical languages have an independent literary tradition."
"Classical languages are typically dead languages..."
"The spoken varieties of the language diverge further away from the classical written language over time."
"Yes, the spoken varieties...diverge further away from the classical written language over time."
"Classical languages show a high degree of diglossia."
"No, classical languages can also be completely extinct."
"Classical languages are typically dead languages..."
"A classical language must have a large and ancient body of written literature."
"...an independent literary tradition and a large and ancient body of written literature."