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| Leopejo Bilingual Triglot Senior Member Italy Joined 6115 days ago 675 posts - 724 votes  Speaks: Italian*, Finnish*, English Studies: French, Russian | Message 17 of 60 02 December 2008 at 7:49am | IP Logged | ||||||||
Don't forget that you need both French and Russian to read War and Peace in the original ;-) Edited by Leopejo on 02 December 2008 at 7:49am 1 person has voted this message useful | |||||||||
| Alkeides Senior Member Bhutan Joined 6154 days ago 636 posts - 644 votes | Message 18 of 60 02 December 2008 at 9:16am | IP Logged | ||||||||
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What about Ancient Greek and Latin? Or even Old Church Slavonic for Eastern Orthodox countries? Aren't they even more "Classical"?
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| Sennin Senior Member Bulgaria Joined 6040 days ago 1457 posts - 1759 votes 5 sounds | Message 19 of 60 02 December 2008 at 9:35am | IP Logged | ||||||||
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Of course, Ancient Greek and Latin are the real classical languages. However, there is also a very prominent literary tradition associated with Russian. German has a similar role and also a practical side to it, as it is one of the major languages in the EU.
I'm not exactly sure about the status of Old Church Slavonic. Technically speaking it is a classical language but with small significance outside of the Church. Edited by Sennin on 02 December 2008 at 9:40am 1 person has voted this message useful | |||||||||
| Sennin Senior Member Bulgaria Joined 6040 days ago 1457 posts - 1759 votes 5 sounds | Message 21 of 60 02 December 2008 at 10:04am | IP Logged | ||||||||
Yes, sorry for the gross generalization. I don't know too much about Poland either.
No it won't. If you don't believe me, refer to one of the Mandarin vs Japanese threads :). I think there are quite a few around. Edited by Sennin on 02 December 2008 at 10:08am 1 person has voted this message useful | |||||||||
| reineke Senior Member United States https://learnalangua Joined 6453 days ago 851 posts - 1008 votes Studies: German | Message 23 of 60 02 December 2008 at 10:42am | IP Logged | ||||||||
You really gotta be a brooding egghead to dismiss French so easily, especially concerning movies and literature and especially so if you're doing it in favor of Russian. The French publish more and produce more movies. French offers more translations from other languages than any other language (German is a close second). French is the language of cartoons and comics. Russian offers a great literature and a collection of great movies, but French wins whether you're an intellectual or simply looking for some fun. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||||||||
| Leopejo Bilingual Triglot Senior Member Italy Joined 6115 days ago 675 posts - 724 votes Speaks: Italian*, Finnish*, English Studies: French, Russian | Message 24 of 60 02 December 2008 at 10:44am | IP Logged | ||||||||
Could you elaborate a bit more regarding this last sentence? 1 person has voted this message useful |
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