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<blockquote data-quote="ratsapprentice" data-source="post: 783739" data-attributes="member: 67273"><p>I disagree - in fact I'd say that simply calling it "a mongrel" is the gross oversimplification.</p><p></p><p>Aside from vocabulary borrowed from Latin and French, it's broadly similar to modern Scandinavian languages, and to a lesser extent certain Germanic languages (Dutch, German etc.).</p><p></p><p>It's one of the main reasons why Scandinavians often sound like far more natural English speakers than anyone else - even if they have never lived abroad or spend much time at all conversing in English.</p><p>Because there is very little conflict in grammar and such a huge overlap in core vocabulary - holding basic day-to-day conversations takes very little conscious effort from them, as opposed to Romance language speakers, for example.</p><p></p><p>A good article: <a href="https://www.apollon.uio.no/english/articles/2012/4-english-scandinavian.html" target="_blank">https://www.apollon.uio.no/english/articles/2012/4-english-scandinavian.html</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ratsapprentice, post: 783739, member: 67273"] I disagree - in fact I'd say that simply calling it "a mongrel" is the gross oversimplification. Aside from vocabulary borrowed from Latin and French, it's broadly similar to modern Scandinavian languages, and to a lesser extent certain Germanic languages (Dutch, German etc.). It's one of the main reasons why Scandinavians often sound like far more natural English speakers than anyone else - even if they have never lived abroad or spend much time at all conversing in English. Because there is very little conflict in grammar and such a huge overlap in core vocabulary - holding basic day-to-day conversations takes very little conscious effort from them, as opposed to Romance language speakers, for example. A good article: [url]https://www.apollon.uio.no/english/articles/2012/4-english-scandinavian.html[/url] [/QUOTE]
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