Is English Romance?
This is a history/linguistics question. Many linguists have said that common descent is the factor to determining what language family English belongs
This is a history/linguistics question. Many linguists have said that common descent is the factor to determining what language family English belongs to. Take into account the common Latin descent of vocabulary, not just grammar and pronunciation. Of course I know it's mostly Germanic, but why is English not Romance even just a little bit? Thanks.
or:This is a history/linguistics question. Many linguists have said that common descent is the factor to determining what language family English belongs to. Take into account the common Latin descent of vocabulary, not just grammar and pronunciation. Of course I know it's mostly Germanic, but why is English not Romance even just a little bit? Thanks.
or:If you take a Latin class you will notice that you already know about half the vocabulary for any other language you study. Rome never conquered the tribes on the east bank of the Rhine River. That is why there is such a difference between Romance and Germanic languages. English is Anglo-Saxon, meaning a blend of the Belgian province of Angull and the German territory of Saxony. England was occupied by the Roman army for a while.
