Re: ConGermanicRomanceLang?

Danny Wier wrote:

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> The best example of a Germanic-Romance hybrid language: English.  You
> probably want something much different.
I suppose English is, yes.

What I'm aiming for is a Romance language that undergoes sound shifts
(from Latin) similar to the Germanic Languages, although more Dutch,
German, and the Scandinavian languages than English.

> > Can anyone point me towards some (preferably free) information about
> > the
> > sound changes in Germanic languages?
>
> I'll give you some free information.  There are two laws you need to
> remember: Grimm's Law and Verner's law.
Yay! Free information! It makes the world go round! :o)

<snip useful and much appreciated sound shift info)

> Now High German (inc. Standard German, Yiddish, Alemanic etc.) has a
> further shift in voiceless stops:
>
> p > pf
> t > tz/z
> k > ch ([ç] or [x] depending on preceding letter)
What positions are these in? I can tell that it's not an all around
shift, knowing that German still has p, t and k.

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> Hope I helped.
You definitely did! *Endless thanking*

One more question: What happened to [T] and [D] in High German? After
Grimm's law is applied they're there, but nowadays they're not.

--
Robert