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Padraic Brown wrote:
I think he's trying to get us to do his linguistics homework for him. I partially answered his question on Germanic languages this morning; I think I regret it now. (Though if he thinks 'father' derives from Latin _pater_, he'll be sorely dissapointed in his mark.) I suggest he visit a library; they have some interesting books there.See previous answer and replace particulars as necessary. Why ask precisely the same question twice, and using the Welsh example both times?
Tristan.
--- hotmyol <acz0605@hidden.email> wrote:I've been wondering, what is it about Italiclanguages that sets them apart from other languages? At first I thought it had to do with the complicated spelling/pronunciation, but then I found that Welsh isn't complicated in that form. If you do not understand what I am asking, here is an example:West Germanic languages: Changes other indo-european words as such:p,t,k to f,th,h; b, d, g to p, t, k; bh, dh, gh to b,d,g. I.E. Latin pater became English father, L. mater=E. mother