[gothic-l] Re: Intelligibility

[Sigi Vandewinkel]

I remember reading an article thet addressed this question ("how easy
was it for 5th - 6th century speakers of germanic to understand one
another"), but I can't remember where I found it or who wrote it. The
question was approached from two directions: comparison of the extant
versions of the Lord's prayer, and a comparison of mutual
intelligibility across German dialects in modern-day Switzerland. The
conclusion was similar to that given by Llama Nom: those willing
enough to understand foreign dialects/languages would have understood
a great deal, even in the 6th century.

Sigi





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