In Hungarian historical linguistics, which 1055 charter issued by King Andrew I contains the earliest recorded Hungarian sentence fragment: 'feheruuaru rea meneh hodu utu rea'?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Tihanyi Alapítólevél (Charter of Tihany)
- Step 1: The foundation charter of the Benedictine Abbey of Tihany (1055) contains 58 Hungarian common nouns and the famous sentence fragment recording the road to Székesfehérvár. Answer: Tihanyi Alapítólevél (Charter of Tihany). Why not the others: The Golden Bull of 1222 was written in Latin, and Pannonhalma was founded in 996 without continuous vernacular phrases.
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