According to linguistic typology, what two European languages are in closest affinity in their linguistic features?
THAT WHICH DOESN'T KILL YOU MAKES YOU STRONGER.
Bull. Reality is, it will usually hurt like hell and leave you with a permanent limp.
I can't answer your question, but, if this is an area of high interest to you I can recommend a really interesting book called " LANGUAGE VISIBLE" by David Sacks - story of the development of the alphabet. Sounds dull, but it's a fascinating little book, broken down by each letter - full of info and interesting tidbits.
Swedish and Norwegian, I think, are the most closely related European Languages.
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