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83 [eighty-three]

Past tense 3

Past tense 3

83 [åttiotre]

Förfluten tid 3

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to make a call r-nga r____ r-n-a ----- ringa 0
I made a call. Ja- h-r r--g-. J__ h__ r_____ J-g h-r r-n-t- -------------- Jag har ringt. 0
I was talking on the phone all the time. Ja- --r----g- h-l- -ide-. J__ h__ r____ h___ t_____ J-g h-r r-n-t h-l- t-d-n- ------------------------- Jag har ringt hela tiden. 0
to ask f--ga f____ f-å-a ----- fråga 0
I asked. Ja--h---f-å--t. J__ h__ f______ J-g h-r f-å-a-. --------------- Jag har frågat. 0
I always asked. J----a-----ti- f-----. J__ h__ a_____ f______ J-g h-r a-l-i- f-å-a-. ---------------------- Jag har alltid frågat. 0
to narrate b----ta b______ b-r-t-a ------- berätta 0
I narrated. Jag -ar -----t-t. J__ h__ b________ J-g h-r b-r-t-a-. ----------------- Jag har berättat. 0
I narrated the whole story. J-g ha--berätta- -e-- -i-t--ien. J__ h__ b_______ h___ h_________ J-g h-r b-r-t-a- h-l- h-s-o-i-n- -------------------------------- Jag har berättat hela historien. 0
to study stu--ra s______ s-u-e-a ------- studera 0
I studied. J-g-har -t-d-ra-. J__ h__ s________ J-g h-r s-u-e-a-. ----------------- Jag har studerat. 0
I studied the whole evening. J---har-st----a---------ä-le-. J__ h__ s_______ h___ k_______ J-g h-r s-u-e-a- h-l- k-ä-l-n- ------------------------------ Jag har studerat hela kvällen. 0
to work ar-e-a a_____ a-b-t- ------ arbeta 0
I worked. Ja- -a- --b----. J__ h__ a_______ J-g h-r a-b-t-t- ---------------- Jag har arbetat. 0
I worked all day long. J-- -a- -----a----l--da-en. J__ h__ a______ h___ d_____ J-g h-r a-b-t-t h-l- d-g-n- --------------------------- Jag har arbetat hela dagen. 0
to eat äta ä__ ä-a --- äta 0
I ate. J-- -ar -ti-. J__ h__ ä____ J-g h-r ä-i-. ------------- Jag har ätit. 0
I ate all the food. J-g --- -t-t-up--h-la------. J__ h__ ä___ u__ h___ m_____ J-g h-r ä-i- u-p h-l- m-t-n- ---------------------------- Jag har ätit upp hela maten. 0

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The history of linguistics

Languages have always fascinated mankind. The history of linguistics is therefore very long. Linguistics is the systematic study of language. Even thousands of years ago people contemplated language. In doing so, different cultures developed different systems. As a result, different descriptions of languages emerged. Today's linguistics are based on ancient theories more than anything else. Many traditions were established in Greece in particular. The oldest known work about language comes from India, however. It was written 3,000 years ago by the grammarian Sakatayana. In ancient times, philosophers like Plato busied themselves with languages. Later, Roman authors developed their theories further. Arabians, too, developed their own traditions in the 8th century. Even then, their works show precise descriptions of the Arabian language. In modern times, man particularly wanted to research where language comes from. Scholars were especially interested in the history of language. In the 18th century, people started to compare languages with each other. They wanted to understand how languages develop. Later they concentrated on languages as a system. The question of how languages function was the focal point. Today, a great number of schools of thought exist within linguistics. Many new disciplines have developed since the fifties. These were in part strongly influenced by other sciences. Examples are psycholinguistics or intercultural communication. The newer linguistic schools of thought are very specialized. One example of this is feminist linguistics. So the history of linguistics continues… As long as there are languages, man will contemplate them!