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Robert Hailman wrote:
> Hey guys.
>
> I've had a blinding flash of inspiration lately: Why don't I make a
> Germanic RomanceLang?
>
> So, I've decided to roll with it.
Interestingly enough, I was thinking about this only a few weeks ago. The
idea came about because it as been suggested that the Rhaetian dialects are
the remnants of a much larger romance-speaking area, which once covered
Switzerland, Austria and southern Germany.
> Problem is, I know *nothing* about Latin or Germanic Sound Changes.
> However, I do have friends who know Latin, and until I can get my hands
> on some Latin, and Vulgar Latin in particular, info, I'll use them for
> advice.
>
> But the biggest problem is the Germanic Sound Changes - I don't know the
> first thing about them.
>
> Can anyone point me towards some (preferably free) information about the
> sound changes in Germanic languages?
Try Brittanica online, that's where I got most of my information about
Romance langs from. A couple of years back I did a project on the evolution
of German, and I found it invaluable.
Dan
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E souvein-te della veritát que se ja dissó,
And remember the truth that once was spoken,
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