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| anugrah Newbie United States Joined 5482 days ago 3 posts - 3 votes Studies: French | Message 1 of 2 22 April 2009 at 4:31am | IP Logged |
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Dear Dr. Alexander Arguelles,
Has English been influenced at all by the Dutch language? I feel that it has because of all the similar words, of modern English, maybe not old English, but modern. For example, Hij- He, Zij- She, Zijn-they, Jou- you, Wij- we. There have been a lot of other things that I saw that I can't think of right now. Thanks a lot! Also how did English lose the guttural G such as in Dutch, German, and Arabic? Thanks! 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| piet Bilingual Triglot Newbie Northern Ireland Joined 5646 days ago 8 posts - 10 votes Speaks: English*, Lowland Scots*, French Studies: Dutch | Message 2 of 2 24 April 2009 at 8:31pm | IP Logged |
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English is a descendant of the same language which both dutch and German evolved from. The reason English is so different is the strong influence of the Norman language (a constituent ancestor of French). But originally, the speakers of each all spoke the same language.
Research "Old English", also known as "Anglo-Saxon". 1 person has voted this message useful |
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