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Indo-European topics extinct Anatolian&_160;· Paleo-Balkans (Dacian,
Phrygian, Thracian)&_160;· Tocharian historical Anatolians (Hittites, Luwians)
Celts (Galatians, Gauls)&_160;· Germanic tribes
Illyrians&_160;· Italics &_160;· Sarmatians
Scythians &_160;· Thracians &_160;· Tocharians
Indo-Iranians (Rigvedic tribes, Iranian tribes)&_160; The Germanic languages are a group of related languages that constitute a branch of the Indo-European (IE) language family. The common ancestor of all the languages comprising this branch is Proto-Germanic, spoken in approximately the mid-1st millennium BC in Iron Age northern Europe. Proto-Germanic, along with all of its descendants, is characterized by a number of unique linguistic features, most famously the consonant change known as Grimm's law. Early varieties of Germanic enter history with the Germanic peoples settled in northern Europe along the borders of the Roman Empire in the second century.
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1. Origin of English and French Languages
May 20, 2008
Both English and French languages as well as other languages of Western Europe originate from proto-Indo-European language. English is Teutonic language, it derived from proto-Germanic language through West Germanic. As for French, it belongs to Romance languages; it derived from proto-Italic language through Latin. Although English and French are not similar languages, they have certain connection which influences the process of translation. English is considered as Germanic language with a lot of Romance borrowings. Old English was a language of several northern tribes – the Jutes, the Angl... (read more)
Author: Ray Ward
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2. Learn French in Lyon from the Best Language Schools
April 23, 2008
Even if you are a native speaker of English, it is a very good idea to learn French, as it will help you understand your own language. Inspite of English being a Germanic language, French has had a great impact on it. You will be surprised to know that a great many words in English has been borrowed from French! Never mind if your English vocabulary is average or excellent, Learning French will add great value to your vocabulary- you will be one up amongst your friends and love the privileged feeling.
As one of the most common native languages French is spoken by people in over two twen... (read more)
Author: Seo Hunk
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3. French to English Translation: The Clash of Roots and Grooves
March 04, 2008
One would think that the fair number of commonalities between English and French would help make French to English translation simpler. Both are subject-prominent languages and have word orders that are relatively fixed as SVO (subject-verb-object). Literary traditions, however, also play a large role in translating between the two languages, and here they differ enormously. English and French are both Indo-European languages, English deriving from the Germanic branch and French from the Italic. English is the only Germanic languages that does not have V2 word order (that is, syntax that ... (read more)
Author: Armando Riquier
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4. French/English Translation: The Common History of Two Languages
February 22, 2008
Along with most of the other languages of Western Europe, both French and English are daughter languages of proto-Indo-European. French is a Romance language, derived from proto-Italic via Latin (like Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, and Catalan); English is a Teutonic language, derived from proto-Germanic via West Germanic (like Dutch, German, and Yiddish). French/English translation is made more interesting by the complicated history of English and the part French plays in this history, though the two languages are long-since separated on the Indo-European family tree. English is... (read more)
Author: Armando Riquier
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