• AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space
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    25 minutes ago

    Is the definition of English as a “French-German creole” (or even a romance-germanic creole) at all mainstream in linguistics? I was under the impression that mainstream linguistics classifies modern English firmly as West Germanic, and discounts the Normans’ infusion of French vocabulary into it as inconsequential.

  • Bricriu@lemmy.world
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    2 hours ago

    I knew several of these words! Hooray for the remnants of pre-semester-abroad self-taught Welsh!

  • dreugeworst@lemmy.ml
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    2 hours ago

    inspiration taken from the ‘Once and Future’ comic series perhaps? pretty much this exact thing happens in it. it’s quite short and finished, highly recommend it!

  • Alex@lemmy.ml
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    3 hours ago

    Nice to see the Celtic languages referenced by smbc. Da iawn.