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During the Renaissance, standard Italian was spoken as a language of culture in the main royal courts of Europe, and among intellectuals. | During the Renaissance, standard Italian was spoken as a language of culture in the main royal courts of Europe, and among intellectuals. | ||
===Historical Linguistic Prominence=== | ===Historical Linguistic Prominence=== | ||
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| Latin || Roman Empire || 27 BC - 476 AD into 1700s | | Latin || Roman Empire || 27 BC - 476 AD into 1700s | ||
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| Italian || Western Europe - Renaissance || 1300 - 1700 | |||
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| Spanish || Spanish Empire || 1500 AD - 1800 AD | |||
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| French || French Empire || 1600 AD - 1800 AD | |||
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| English || British Empire || 1800 AD - 1945 AD | |||
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| English || American Globalism || 1945 AD - present | |||
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