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English is a consolidated patois used to create communicability between Normans and the conquered rabble.
English is not a patois. If it is a patois, then it must be a subsidiary dialect of another language. Are you suggesting English is a non-standard dialect of French? If not, then what?
The second part of your sentence implies that English is a pidgin language. Yet English does not fit the definition nor function of a pidgin. Even 300 years of heavy Norman influence never made English more intelligible to the French, nor French more intelligible to the English.
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Originally Posted by Gospataner
English barely has grammar and no pronunciation rules, it's just like an open source computer language.
If this is what you believe, do you really expect a serious discussion of language and historical linguistics?
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I would say Iceland is predominantly Nordic but has a significant Celtic influence.
Just out of curiosity, can you provide some examples of Icelandic culture that reveal its significant Celtic influence? (no, DNA does not count as cultural influence :-)
Just out of curiosity, can you provide some examples of Icelandic culture that reveal its significant Celtic influence? (no, DNA does not count as cultural influence :-)
Iceland was settled by a mixed stock of Norsemen from Scandinavia and Celts from the British Isles. The ruling class was Nordic, so that both the language and culture of Iceland were purely Scandinavian from the outset, but there are traces of Celtic influence in some of the Eddaic poems, in names and in the appearance of present day Icelanders who have a higher percentage of the dark-haired type than the other Nordic nations.
Iceland was settled by a mixed stock of Norsemen from Scandinavia and Celts from the British Isles. The ruling class was Nordic, so that both the language and culture of Iceland were purely Scandinavian from the outset, but there are traces of Celtic influence in some of the Eddaic poems, in names and in the appearance of present day Icelanders who have a higher percentage of the dark-haired type than the other Nordic nations.
I dont know but modern icelanders dont seem to look that different from modern day western norwegians.
I dont know but modern icelanders dont seem to look that different from modern day western norwegians.
Well honestly do Irish people really look that different from them either? I find Norwegians tend to have more of an Atlantic look than Swedes and Danes anyhow.
Well honestly do Irish people really look that different from them either? I find Norwegians tend to have more of an Atlantic look than Swedes and Danes anyhow.
It only applies to western norwegian. Eastern norwegians have little atlantic about them.
Western norwegians and Icelanders have atlantic traces, but the Irish are very atlantic looking, so are the welsh and southern english, instead of scottish and northern English who look moderately atlantic as a whole.
It only applies to western norwegian. Eastern norwegians have little atlantic about them.
Western norwegians and Icelanders have atlantic traces, but the Irish are very atlantic looking, so are the welsh and southern english, instead of scottish and northern English who look moderately atlantic as a whole.
Ah yes so would Scots be able to get a tan more easily than people from Southern England? That seems kind of counter-intuitive but I guess if they have more non-native Briton in them it might make sense.
It only applies to western norwegian. Eastern norwegians have little atlantic about them.
Western norwegians and Icelanders have atlantic traces, but the Irish are very atlantic looking, so are the welsh and southern english, instead of scottish and northern English who look moderately atlantic as a whole.
Can you show examples of what very Atlantic looks as opposed to moderately Atlantic?
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