is english a germanic or romance language? - EAS

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    So, when it comes down to it, English is a Germanic language, however it has been heavily influenced by the Romance languages over the years. Some even adhere to the Middle English Creole Hypothesis wherein English underwent a simplification between Old English and Middle English.
    Linguists trace the origins of English as a language to the 5th and 7th centuries (600 to 800) in what is now northwest Germany. As such, English is known as a Germanic language to linguists who study the origins and evolution of language. Wait.
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    Is English a primarily a Romance language?
    The germanic/romance split is only there if you take a look at syntax and morphology, if you only consider lexical features then English is very much a Romance language.
    www.researchgate.net/post/Is-English-language-a-Germa…
    Are Romance languages easier to learn than Germanic languages?
    Romance languages, like Germanic ones, have outlier languages that are harder to understand than others due to said languages going through a lot of unique changes and not sharing others that other Romance languages went through. English just happens to be the West Germanic "outlier" that went through a lot of changes of its own separate from ...
    www.reddit.com/r/linguistics/comments/noczh3/are_rom…
    Are English people more Celtic than Germanic?
    Yes. English are celto Germanic people with a franco-Germanic culture. Culturally:- Latino-Germanic. English culture is a mixture of Dutch, Danish, German, Scandinavian and French culture. Genetically:- Celto Germanic. English are descendents of Germanic tribes (Anglo-Saxons, Normans) and Brythonic Celts.
    www.quora.com/Are-English-people-unsatisfied-with-thei…
    Is English considered a primitive language?
    Therefore, English is not a primitive language, unless you can define “primitive” in a way that is different from the normal usage. It's the least synthetic or the most analytic language in Europe. It's therefore the most advanced European language.
    www.quora.com/Is-US-English-more-primitive-than-UK-En…
  3. Is English A Germanic Language Or A Romance Language?

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    Despite the fact that there are Latin-derived vocabulary words in the English dictionary, the …

  4. Is English a Germanic Language? - Justlearn

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    However, today, many wouldn’t say that English is a Germanic language. Some would even say …

    How Is English a Germanic Language?
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  5. Is English Germanic Or Romance Language? - ilovelanguages.com

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    Germanic languages, such as German, Dutch, and Afrikaans, are considered to be Germanic

  6. https://www.grammarly.com/blog/why-english-is-a-germanic-language

    Yes, thousands of English words come directly from Latin. However, the incorporation of …

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