Nobody knows how Latin sounded 2000 years ago. If your teacher told you the contrary, he is the one who needs a strong dose of reality despite he may have a PhD in Latin. Even more, since Vulgar latin was brought to France by the Roman soldiers and there were many non native Latin speakers(Oscans, Germanics, Iberians) that makes even more absurd to say French does not sound like Latin. First off, like what Latin?
How Is French A Romance Language?
"Vulgar latin was brought to France by the Roman soldiers and there were many non native Latin speakers(Oscans, Germanics, Iberians) "
How many Oscans, Germanics, Iberians were living in France when Roman soldiers came?
How many Oscans, Germanics, Iberians were living in France when Roman soldiers came?
I still have nightmares of a old French man running around in a beret with a soufle in his hand singing "Saaank heavens fo' little guuuurls" while fondling me in my 4th grade class.
<<Nobody knows how Latin sounded 2000 years ago. >>
Exactly how it sounded, probably not but Roman Catholic Church brought to us a way close idea of how it sounded. That can be heard in other romance languages as well like Spanish or Italian and the point is that all this doesn't sound like French although it is indeed a Romance language.
Exactly how it sounded, probably not but Roman Catholic Church brought to us a way close idea of how it sounded. That can be heard in other romance languages as well like Spanish or Italian and the point is that all this doesn't sound like French although it is indeed a Romance language.
The Roman Catholic Church does not pronounce Classical Latin using the pronunciation proposed by modern scholars. Instead, the pronunciation of Ecclesiastical Latin is very italianate.
"I think french is a germanic language that derives from English."
"Je pinse français es un germanique language tat derive frome Englais."
Almost same language... french is so close to english, both sister languages. Almost all french gramar and structure is the exact same of English...
Almost (french "Almoste")
Same (french "samme")
language (french "langage")
is (french "es")
so (french "sau")
close (french "close")
to (french "tou")
both (french "botte")
sister (french "sieur")
all (french "alle")
and (french "et", derives from frankish "ent")
the (french "le", derives from burgondian "lhe")
of (french "auffe")
no comment. that is what makes french a germanic language.
"Je pinse français es un germanique language tat derive frome Englais."
Almost same language... french is so close to english, both sister languages. Almost all french gramar and structure is the exact same of English...
Almost (french "Almoste")
Same (french "samme")
language (french "langage")
is (french "es")
so (french "sau")
close (french "close")
to (french "tou")
both (french "botte")
sister (french "sieur")
all (french "alle")
and (french "et", derives from frankish "ent")
the (french "le", derives from burgondian "lhe")
of (french "auffe")
no comment. that is what makes french a germanic language.
The post above me is the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard.
The proper is: Je pense que le français est une langue germanique qui vient de l'anglais. (Et si on le pense, voire on le pense a tort.)
The words almoste, samme, sau, tou, sieur, alle and auffe are not French words. The words es, close (enclosed/self contained), botte (a boot), et and le have nothing to do with the English words. "Et" and "le" derive from the Latin "et" and "ille/illum".
I don't know where the above person gets his information from.
The proper is: Je pense que le français est une langue germanique qui vient de l'anglais. (Et si on le pense, voire on le pense a tort.)
The words almoste, samme, sau, tou, sieur, alle and auffe are not French words. The words es, close (enclosed/self contained), botte (a boot), et and le have nothing to do with the English words. "Et" and "le" derive from the Latin "et" and "ille/illum".
I don't know where the above person gets his information from.
<<The post above me is the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard...I don't know where the above person gets his information from. >>
From the same place you get your personality.
<<Almost (french "Almoste")
Same (french "samme")
language (french "langage")
is (french "es")
so (french "sau")
close (french "close")
to (french "tou")
both (french "botte")
sister (french "sieur")
all (french "alle")
and (french "et", derives from frankish "ent")
the (french "le", derives from burgondian "lhe")
of (french "auffe")
>>
I have to agree though--this is absolutely asinine!
Every serious étudant d'Franche knoue que les gwoerds écholent bié que soi:
Almost (french "d'aumôte")
Same (french "l'saime")
language (french "épreche")
is (french "ét")
so (french "seaux")
close (french "clousse")
to (french "tœut")
both (french "baide")
sister (french "sêure")
all (french "aû")
and (french "aind", derives from frankish "ent"--yes ou jés)
the (french "de", derives from dutch "de" ancestor d'épreche d'Franchesse )
of (french "aù")
ahh, là ("dière")
From the same place you get your personality.
<<Almost (french "Almoste")
Same (french "samme")
language (french "langage")
is (french "es")
so (french "sau")
close (french "close")
to (french "tou")
both (french "botte")
sister (french "sieur")
all (french "alle")
and (french "et", derives from frankish "ent")
the (french "le", derives from burgondian "lhe")
of (french "auffe")
>>
I have to agree though--this is absolutely asinine!
Every serious étudant d'Franche knoue que les gwoerds écholent bié que soi:
Almost (french "d'aumôte")
Same (french "l'saime")
language (french "épreche")
is (french "ét")
so (french "seaux")
close (french "clousse")
to (french "tœut")
both (french "baide")
sister (french "sêure")
all (french "aû")
and (french "aind", derives from frankish "ent"--yes ou jés)
the (french "de", derives from dutch "de" ancestor d'épreche d'Franchesse )
of (french "aù")
ahh, là ("dière")
I think that French is a mix of: Latin and influenced by Germanic Language.
In think that French is a mix of Archaic Latin, Sanskrit, Vulgar Teutonic and Classical Gaulish. It has also Phoenician slang terms.