LL-L "Language contacts" 2003.09.16 (04) [E]

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A=Afrikaans Ap=Appalachian B=Brabantish D=Dutch E=English F=Frisian
L=Limburgish LS=Lowlands Saxon (Low German) N=Northumbrian
S=Scots Sh=Shetlandic V=(West)Flemish Z=Zeelandic (Zeêuws)
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From: Helge Tietz <helgetietz at yahoo.com>
Subject: LL-L "Language contacts" 2003.09.15 (09) [E]

I do not fully support this view in regard of the
English grammar which to me seems a lot more
influenced by Danish and Norwegian than Norman French
and Latin, I also find English grammar quite different
to Frisian and I agree a lot of the current Frisian
grammar goes along with Dutch and Low Saxon whereas
English grammar is very similar to Danish and
Norwegian (Bokmål), key grammatical words such "they
are" are purely Scandinavian in origian and have
nothing in common with French or Latin. One of the
main differences between English and Frisian/Dutch/Low
Saxon is the strong influence of the Scandinavian
languages which seems more influencial in daily speech
than French or Latin though English linguistist tend
to deny this. Perhaps unconsciously, many English
linguists regard the Viking times and the subsequent
influence of the Scandinavian languages as a more
babarian and less cultivated part of the English
language than French or Latin.

Gröten ut Utrecht,

Helge

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