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Evolution of English and German
Posted by Uncle Jimbo on 2013-10-30 05:41:34
No, the previous thinking was that the invaders dispalced the indigenous languages, but current theories say the Germanic language adopted a lot of the local language.
 
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                               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