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What is the difference between Latin and new Latin?
Mediaeval and New Latin were based on Classical Latin, now a ‘dead’ language. The forms of Classical Latin were retained where they had died out in Vulgar Latin/Romance. However they were changed in their use. The ‘dead’ versions of Latin were used for specific purposes, such as religion, science, law, education.
What happened Occitan?
According to the UNESCO Red Book of Endangered Languages, four of the six major dialects of Occitan (Provençal, Auvergnat, Limousin and Languedocien) are considered severely endangered, whereas the remaining two (Gascon and Vivaro-Alpine) are considered definitely endangered….Occitan language.
| Occitan | |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity | Occitans |
How many grammatical numbers do the Romance languages have?
The Romance languages inherited from Latin two grammatical numbers, singular and plural; the only trace of a dual number comes from Latin ambō > Spanish and Portuguese ambos, Old Romanian îmbi > Romanian ambii, Old French ambe, Italian ambedue, entrambi.
Which Romance language is the least differentiated from Latin?
Taking into account all the Romance languages, including national and regional languages, Sardinian, Italian and Spanish are together the three least differentiated from Latin and Occitan is closer to Latin than French. However, all Romance languages are closer to each other than to classical Latin .
Which languages have borrowed the most from other Romance languages?
Romance languages have borrowed heavily, though mostly from other Romance languages. However, some, such as Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, and French, have borrowed heavily from other language groups. Vulgar Latin borrowed first from indigenous languages of the Roman empire, and during the Germanic folk movements,…
How many vowels are there in the Romanian language?
In the Eastern Romance languages (particularly, Romanian ), the front vowels /ĕ ē ĭ ī/ evolved as in the majority of languages, but the back vowels /ŏ ō ŭ ū/ evolved as in Sardinian. This produced an unbalanced six-vowel system: /a ɛ e i o u/. In modern Romanian, this system has been significantly transformed,…