Consonant pronounced bringing the lower lip near the upper incisors, as [f] and [v], for example.

Any human communication system formed of phonemes, words and grammar, regardless of whether or not having written expression. The languages are divided into standard languages and dialects.

Consonant pronounced with the tip of the tongue in the region of the alveoli or palate and air escape through the tongue sides, as [l], [ʎ] and [ł], for example.

1. n. Language spoken in Rome and, by extension, in the Roman Empire, between the 8^th century BC and 5^th AD. Latin is usually divided into classical, vulgar, medieval and modern. Classical Latin is that used in the great literary works of ancient Rome; vulgar was the Latin spoken by the popular classes of the Roman Empire. After the fall of the Empire (476 AD), vulgar Latin transformed into the Romances, and classical Latin gave rise to medieval, used until the 18^th century in scientific, juridical and religious texts. Finally, one calls modern Latin that which is currently used by the Vatican and also in the scientific nomenclature of zoology and botany. 2. adj. Belonging to the Latin language; Romanic.

Belonging to the vocabulary of a language; belonging to words.

Science that studies languages in their evolution, structure and operation, as well as in their relations with the brain, culture and society. It is divided into phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics, among other branches.

Phoneme that many times forms a syllable with the previous consonant, such as l and r in a-ble and pro-pri-e-tor.

Latin used in the production of literary works, be it classical, medieval or modern.

Word or phrase that arrives to a language, borrowed from another, as in E. money, borrowed from Fr. monnaie.