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Southern Europe is mainly where Romance languages originate. Romance languages are derived from the language of the Roman Empire, Latin. The Roman Empire's heart was in Southern Europe (Now Rome, Italy) but quickly conquered all of the Mediterranean and even reaching north up to Great Britain. Romance languages were born in different areas around the Roman Empire and there are a five main Romance languages:
- Italian
- French
- Spanish
- Romanian
- Portuguese
These languages originate from the country in which they are named and are all based off Latin, thus being a Romance language.
English is often mistaken for being a Romance language since it is so heavily related to French. In reality, English is a Germanic language as it was created from Scandinavian/Germanic tribes that migrated to the British Isles. When the French came along, their influence was being added to the language. So even though in reality English is basically French + Germanic languages, it is still classified as a Germanic language.
Germanic languages dominate Northern Europe (although Slavic languages are also present) while Romance languages dominate Southern Europe (although Slavic languages are too also present).
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What are the dominate languages in southern Europe?
The dominate languages in Southern Europe include: Italian: ~65,000,000 Spanish: ~50,000,000 Romania: ~25,000,000 Other widely spoken languages include French, Portuguese, Greek, Turkish, and Serbian.
Romance languages developed from the Latin language on which continent?
Romance languages developed from the Latin language in Europe.
What climate type dominate southern Europe?
The North Atlantic Drift
What eastern Europe country speaks a romance language?
Romanian
Where do the Germanic Romance Celtic and Slavic languages belong?
The Germanic, Romance, Celtic, and Slavic languages are all branches of the Indo-European language family. Germanic languages are spoken in Northern Europe, Romance languages in Southern Europe, Celtic languages in Western Europe, and Slavic languages in Eastern Europe.
What are the two chief Indo-European language groups represented in Western Europe?
The two chief Indo-European language groups represented in Western Europe are the Romance languages, which evolved from Latin, and the Germanic languages. Examples of Romance languages include French, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese, while examples of Germanic languages include English, German, Dutch, and Swedish.
Is romance a language or literature?
Romance is both independently a language and literature. Romance language is a branch of Indo-European language with Latin descent as a vulgar/popular language in Roman Empire as opposed to classical Latin, a generic of French,Italian,Portugese,,Romanian and Spanish Language. Romance in literature is adventure and love tales in prose or verse that was popular in France in 1200 Century and spread in Europe.
The romance language family includes romanian Italian and?
The Romance language family includes Romanian, Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Catalan, among others. These languages have evolved from Latin and are primarily spoken in Western and Southern Europe.
What is 'Catalan'?
Catalan is a Romance language, the national and the official language of Andorra. It is a co-official language in the Spanish autonomous communities of Catalonia, Balearic Islands and Valencian Community, as well as in the city of Alghero on the Italian Island of Sardinia. It is also spoken in the autonomous communities of Aragon and Murcia in Spain, and in the historic Roussillon region of southern France.
How do languages and religion reflect the cultural division in western Europe?
The northern portion of Western Europe is predominately Protestant and contains languages that belong to the Germanic family. The southern portion of Western Europe is predominately Catholic and contains languages that belong to the Romance family.
Which best states why language caused a divide between western and eastern Europe?
Language barriers will cause a divide anywhere. Eastern Europe is mainly composed of Slavic languages while Western Europe is mainly composed of Romance and Germanic languages. Language barriers will cause the inability to communicate.
Romance languages developed from Latin on which continent?
Romance languages developed from Latin in Europe.
