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Evolution of English and German

Posted by Uncle Jimbo on 2013-10-28 19:55:06

Perhaps the use of auxullary verbs is the logical development of the West Germanic languages and the Bierkeller folk are simply following a path established by English speakers over the years. Most interesting.

Not really. The old Germanic English only adopted those auxilliary verbs like "to do" when it melded with the Celtic languages of Welsh and Cornish. This is unlikely to be repeated in any other Germanic language.

Evolution of English and German by Nick B. on 2013-10-29 12:42:00

Evolution of English and German by barry on 2013-10-30 04:39:06

Evolution of English and German by Uncle Jimbo on 2013-10-30 05:41:34

Evolution of English and German by Uncle Jimbo on 2013-10-30 05:50:12

Evolution of English and German by Nick B. on 2013-10-30 05:58:08

Evolution of English and German by Uncle Jimbo on 2013-10-30 20:03:42

Evolution of English and German by Nick B. on 2013-10-31 01:14:22

Non-standard German by Nick B. on 2013-10-31 01:18:38

Evolution of English and German by FredW on 2013-10-31 05:01:57

Evolution of English and German by Uncle Jimbo on 2013-10-31 06:11:15

Evolution of English and German by Nick B. on 2013-10-31 06:04:43

Evolution of English and German by TreinJan on 2013-10-31 09:07:35

Evolution of English and German by Nick B. on 2013-10-31 12:48:41

Evolution of English and German by barry on 2013-10-31 13:21:56

Evolution of English and German by Uncle Jimbo on 2013-10-31 16:40:03