If linguists *there* used the term "Germanic" for a group of northern Romance languages and dialects (aproximately covering the areas of *our* Hochdeutsch and...
... northern Romance languages and dialects (aproximately covering the areas of *our* Hochdeutsch and Mitteldeutsch), does anyone have any thoughts on what...
Because in *that* place, "Germanic" is a branch of the Romance language family tree (developed in a Roman Germania), and nothing to do with the language family...
Teutonic??? From the same root as DE Deutsch and NL Duits and Scandy Tysk and Italian tedesco. From the PG *theudh- root meaning "people". I assume you are...
... Well, I'm playing around with the language rather than the history, but you are spot on with the general "what if" premise - Romans cross the Rhine and ...
I think I'd vote for Teutonic as well (although how this would affect Jameld "Germanits" for Germanic and "Déttsaz" for German is another matter :-) Jameld,...
If in your alternate time-line, the Western Roman Empire suffers a similar fate as in ours, and breaks up accompanied by/caused by barbarian invasions, then...
I would also consider "Ingvaeonic". Why? Because only the the Southern /High German and Gothic germanic languages are not subject to the characteristic...
Is there somewhere online with a good summary of the orthography of earlier (circa mid 9th C) Althochdeutsch, in so far as there was such a thing? Any dialect...
Hi there, Go to http://homepage.uibk.ac.at/~c30310/ahdwbhin.html to download a PDF of a German to Old High German dictionary. Dan _____ From: Peter Collier ...
... This is of course the orthography used in modern grammars. AFAIK contemporary spelling was a lot more irregular, and most importantly AFAIK didn't mark...
Prices start at £78 now! I guess it's hard to come by. I shall be scouring the local reference library instead, I think! Peter ... From: "Melroch 'Aestan"...
Jameld will be 25 years old on Friday 14 September. Not very important in the grand scheme of things, but there you are. Greetings to all Germanic conlangers ...
Älvard J. te Kraamlep wrote/skröf: "Jameld will be 25 years old on Friday 14 September. Not very important in the grand scheme of things, but there you are."...
Jameld will be 25 years old on Friday 14 September. Not very important in the grand scheme of things, but there you are. Gratuleert från den försk vulk ouk ...
... Gratuleert från den försk vulk ouk Congratulations from the fursic people too. << Thanks Israel! I only sent my message yesterday once, I promise, but...
... Yes, that and/or Italian -eria. It obviously must have been borrowed before the Late Middle/Early Modern /i:/ > /ai/ change (which was contemporary with...
Hi guys, Quick question: in Dutch, is there a frequently used expression "niet waar", used as a tag question, in the same manner as High German "nicht (wahr)",...
... Yes, there is. It's actually exactly the same as you wrote, but without space, therefore: "nietwaar?" You don't hear it too often, though, at least not in...
... 8< Thanks, Jan! I suppose in colloquial English "eh?" or "innit?" are more common. What have you guys done in your respective conlangs? Best Jamets -- --...
In other Jameld-related news, you may be interested to know that as of today my website now features a searchable Jameld dictionary (link below). It's just a...
... In Wenedyk, most common is "wiortaæ?" ("truth?"), which is exactly the same what Polish does ("prawda?"). Also common is "kód" ("what?"). Personally I...
... Swedish has "inte sant?" too, although "eller hur?" lit. 'or how?' is equally or more common. There may be a slight gender difference with females...
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