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I've been mulling over the classification of Romance languages
in Ill Bethisad. I have two alternative classifications.
The first is based on the most common one *here*:
I. Western Romance
A. Britanno-Romance
Brithenig
Kerno
Breathanach
B. Gallo-Romance
Narbonese
Franco-Provencal
Francien
C. Rhaeto-Romance
D. Lessinu
E. Northern Italian
F. Ibero-Romance
Catalan?
Castellano
Ladino
Aragonese
Portuguese
II. Eastern Romance
A. North-Eastern Romance
Wenedyk
Slezan
Slevan
B. Central and southern Italian
C. Dalmatian
D. Rumanian
The criterial feature is the presence of lenition of _p t k_ in
Western Romance and its absence in Eastern Romance.
The second alternative classification is more tentative:
I. Western Romance
A. Britanno-Romance
Brithenig
Kerno
Breathanach
B. Gallo-Romance
Narbonese
Franco-Provencal
Francien
C. Lessinu
D. Northern Italian
E. Ibero-Romance
Catalan?
Castellano
Ladino
Aragonese
Portuguese
II. Central Romance
A. North-Eastern Romance
Wenedyk
Slezan
Slevan
B. Rhaeto-Romance
C. Central and southern Italian
III. Eastern Romance
C. Dalmatian
D. Rumanian
I'm not sure if this classification would imply that
Rhaeto-Romance be different from *here*, OTOH it does
take account of the differences between Wenedyk-Slezan-
Slevan on the one hand and Rumanian-Dalmatian on the other.
Comments?
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