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Re: Proto-Latin or Italic

From:Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
Date:Monday, September 4, 2000, 8:11
Mike Adams wrote:
> so therefore in ways vulgar > latin in the area was more a creole/pidgin, than became the new lingo, > post-roman romance lingo?
It has been hypothesized that Vulgar Latin came from a creolized form of Latin, which makes sense given the rapid spread of Roman power, and the fact that VL was spread largely by soldiers, most of whom were not native speakers of Latin. -- "Only two things are infinite - the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-Name: NikTailor