Anglo-Frisian dialects
E3668
Anglo-Frisian dialects are a group of closely related West Germanic speech varieties historically spoken in parts of England and Frisia that formed the linguistic basis for modern English and Frisian languages.
All labels observed (13)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anglo-Frisian languages | 6 |
| Ingvaeonic languages | 5 |
| North Sea Germanic languages | 5 |
| North Sea Germanic | 4 |
| Anglo-Frisian dialects canonical | 1 |
| Anglo-Frisian group | 1 |
| Forth and Bargy dialect | 1 |
| Frisian languages | 1 |
| Ingvaeonic | 1 |
| Mercian Old English | 1 |
| Modern Frisian phonology | 1 |
| North Sea Germanic continuum | 1 |
| West Saxon | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Anglo-Frisian dialects Context triple: [English, developedFrom, Anglo-Frisian dialects]
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A.
Middle English
Middle English is the historical stage of the English language spoken and written roughly between the late 11th and late 15th centuries, exemplified by works like Chaucer’s "Canterbury Tales."
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B.
Old Irish
Old Irish is the earliest recorded form of the Goidelic Celtic languages, historically spoken in Ireland and parts of Scotland between roughly the 6th and 10th centuries.
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C.
Irish English
Irish English is the set of distinctive varieties of the English language spoken in Ireland, characterized by unique pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammatical features influenced by Irish (Gaeilge) and the country’s history.
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D.
Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic is a Celtic language native to Scotland, historically spoken in the Highlands and Islands and closely related to Irish and Manx.
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E.
Indo-European language family
The Indo-European language family is a major global language group that includes many of the world’s most widely spoken languages across Europe and large parts of Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Anglo-Frisian dialects Target entity description: Anglo-Frisian dialects are a group of closely related West Germanic speech varieties historically spoken in parts of England and Frisia that formed the linguistic basis for modern English and Frisian languages.
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A.
Middle English
Middle English is the historical stage of the English language spoken and written roughly between the late 11th and late 15th centuries, exemplified by works like Chaucer’s "Canterbury Tales."
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B.
Old Irish
Old Irish is the earliest recorded form of the Goidelic Celtic languages, historically spoken in Ireland and parts of Scotland between roughly the 6th and 10th centuries.
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C.
Irish English
Irish English is the set of distinctive varieties of the English language spoken in Ireland, characterized by unique pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammatical features influenced by Irish (Gaeilge) and the country’s history.
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D.
Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic is a Celtic language native to Scotland, historically spoken in the Highlands and Islands and closely related to Irish and Manx.
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E.
Indo-European language family
The Indo-European language family is a major global language group that includes many of the world’s most widely spoken languages across Europe and large parts of Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
West Germanic dialect continuum
ⓘ
dialect group ⓘ |
| basisFor |
English orthographic traditions
ⓘ
Frisian orthographic traditions ⓘ |
| classifiedBy | historical-comparative linguistics ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Old Frisian
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Low Franconian
Old Saxon ⓘ |
| developedFrom |
Anglo-Frisian dialects
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
North Sea Germanic
Proto-West Germanic ⓘ |
| developedInto |
English language
ⓘ
Anglo-Frisian dialects self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Frisian languages
Scots ⓘ
surface form:
Scots language
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| distinctFrom |
High German dialects
ⓘ
Low Franconian dialects ⓘ Norse ⓘ
surface form:
Old Norse
|
| hasAlternativeName |
Anglo-Frisian dialects
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surface form:
Anglo-Frisian group
Anglo-Frisian dialects ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo-Frisian languages
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| hasLinguisticFeature |
Ingvaeonic nasal spirant law
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distinct development of Proto-Germanic *ai and *au ⓘ fronting of /a/ to /æ/ in many environments ⓘ i-mutation ⓘ loss of Proto-Germanic *h in certain positions ⓘ palatalization of velar consonants before front vowels ⓘ reduction of inflectional morphology compared to other West Germanic ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Anglic dialects
ⓘ
Frisian dialects ⓘ Ingvaeonic dialects ⓘ Middle English ⓘ Middle Frisian ⓘ Old English ⓘ Old Frisian ⓘ early North Sea Germanic varieties ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
England
ⓘ
Friesland ⓘ
surface form:
Frisia
North Sea ⓘ
surface form:
North Sea coastal areas
|
| influenced |
Modern English phonology
ⓘ
Anglo-Frisian dialects self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Modern Frisian phonology
Scots phonology ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Anglo-Frisian dialects
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo-Frisian languages
|
| partOf |
Indo-European language family
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surface form:
Indo-European languages
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| sharesFeatureWith |
Anglo-Frisian dialects
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Ingvaeonic languages
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| studiedIn | Germanic philology ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Germanic languages
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West Germanic languages ⓘ |
| terminologyNote | term is sometimes used interchangeably with Anglo-Frisian languages in historical linguistics ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Early Middle Ages
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late Antiquity ⓘ |
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Subject: Anglo-Frisian dialects Description of subject: Anglo-Frisian dialects are a group of closely related West Germanic speech varieties historically spoken in parts of England and Frisia that formed the linguistic basis for modern English and Frisian languages.
Referenced by (29)
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