are English and French any related? (since so many words are similar)
Are they both in the same language group?
Are they both in the same language group?
English and French
Yes they are, but English has been most influeced of French, more than than vice versa. Because of the History, specially after 1066.
< are English and French any related? >
English has many loanwords of French origins.
< Are they both in the same language group? >
No. English = Germanic language. French = Romance language.
English has many loanwords of French origins.
< Are they both in the same language group? >
No. English = Germanic language. French = Romance language.
The Germanic languages are related to the Romance languages because they are both Indo-european
Le français et l'anglais n'ont aucun lien direct mais leurs ancêtres sont liés. La première cohabitation (d'envergure) entre les deux langues date de l'époque du vieil-anglais et de l'ancien français. L'ancien français a également influencé le haut moyen-anglais et le moyen-anglais tardif. Le moyen-français et le français moderne ont également influencé l'anglais moderne.
<Yes they are, but English has been most influeced of French, more than than vice versa. Because of the History, specially after 1066. >
Well with the emerging of gobalisation English is a forerunner (thanks to the Americans) especially interms of technology. So many languages adopt these words into their language.
Well with the emerging of gobalisation English is a forerunner (thanks to the Americans) especially interms of technology. So many languages adopt these words into their language.
<<The Germanic languages are related to the Romance languages because they are both Indo-european>>
Exactly. Genetically (linguistic typology-wise) English is a somewhat distant relative of French because they're both descended from Proto Indo European. The fact that English has had a large Romance-Latinate lexical infusion does not change its typological classification as a Western Germanic language. In short, yes, French and English are related, just as all Indo-European languages are. Languages as diverse as Farsi, Swedish, Hindi, French, Armenian, English, Russian, Spanish and Afrikaans are all Indo-European languages, so they're ultimately descendants of a single language spoken long ago which has since split up into many different languages. Compare this with a non-Indo European language like Basque, Finnish or Hungarian, which are not related to the aforementioned languages even tho they're spoken in Europe.
It doesn't matter how many words English borrows from other sources, it doesn't change its classification as a Western Germanic language.
Exactly. Genetically (linguistic typology-wise) English is a somewhat distant relative of French because they're both descended from Proto Indo European. The fact that English has had a large Romance-Latinate lexical infusion does not change its typological classification as a Western Germanic language. In short, yes, French and English are related, just as all Indo-European languages are. Languages as diverse as Farsi, Swedish, Hindi, French, Armenian, English, Russian, Spanish and Afrikaans are all Indo-European languages, so they're ultimately descendants of a single language spoken long ago which has since split up into many different languages. Compare this with a non-Indo European language like Basque, Finnish or Hungarian, which are not related to the aforementioned languages even tho they're spoken in Europe.
It doesn't matter how many words English borrows from other sources, it doesn't change its classification as a Western Germanic language.