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1. de.wikipedia.org › wiki › Westgermanische_SprachenWestgermanische Sprachen – Wikipedia

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   Westgermanische Sprachen sind eine Untergruppe der germanischen Sprachen, welche unter anderem Englisch, Hochdeutsch, Niederländisch, Afrikaans, Niederdeutsch, Friesisch und Jiddisch umfasst. Eine ausführliche Liste der Einzelsprachen findet sich am Ende dieses Artikels.

2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › West_Germanic_languagesWest Germanic languages - Wikipedia

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   The West Germanic branch is classically subdivided into three branches: Ingvaeonic, which includes English and the Frisian languages; Istvaeonic, which encompasses Dutch and its close relatives; and Irminonic, which includes German and its close relatives and variants.

   • Linguasphere: 52-AB & 52-AC

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   What is a West Germanic language?

   • West Germanic languages, group of Germanic languages that developed in the region of the North Sea, Rhine-Weser, and Elbe. Out of the many local West Germanic dialects the following six modern standard languages have arisen: English, Frisian, Dutch ( Netherlandic -Flemish), Afrikaans, German, and Yiddish.

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   How were the West Germanic languages separated?

   • During the Early Middle Ages, the West Germanic languages were separated by the insular development of Old and Middle English on one hand, and by the High German consonant shift on the continent on the other. The High German consonant shift distinguished the High German languages from the other West Germanic languages.

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   Did the lowering of occur first in West Germanic?

   • There is also evidence that the lowering of ē to ā occurred first in West Germanic and spread to North Germanic later since word-final ē was lowered before it was shortened in West Germanic, but in North Germanic the shortening occurred first, resulting in e that later merged with i.

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   What is the phonological system of the West Germanic branching?

   • The phonological system of the West Germanic branching as reconstructed is mostly similar to that of Proto-Germanic, with some changes in the categorization and phonetic realization of some phonemes. In addition to the particular changes described above, some notable differences in the consonant system of West Germanic from Proto-Germanic are:

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4. vi.wikipedia.org › wiki › Nhóm_ngôn_ngữ_GermanNhóm ngôn ngữ German phía Tây – Wikipedia tiếng Việt

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   Chi ngôn ngữ German phía Tây là nhóm đa dạng và phổ biến nhất trong ngữ tộc German, hai nhóm còn lại là Chi ngôn ngữ German phía Bắc và Chi ngôn ngữ German phía Đông (đã biến mất). Ba ngôn ngữ nổi tiếng và phổ biến nhất trong nhóm là tiếng Anh, tiếng Đức, và tiếng Hà Lan.

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Germanic_languagesGermanic languages - Wikipedia

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   The Germanic languages are a branch of the Indo-European language family spoken natively by a population of about 515 million people [nb 1] mainly in Europe, North America, Oceania and Southern Africa. The most widely spoken Germanic language, English, is also the world's most widely spoken language with an estimated 2 billion speakers.

   • Linguasphere: 52- (phylozone)
   • Proto-language: Proto-Germanic

   • Linguistic classification: Indo-EuropeanGermanic

6. simple.wikipedia.org › wiki › West_Germanic_languagesWest Germanic languages - Simple English Wikipedia, the free ...

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   The West Germanic Languages are a branch of Germanic languages first spoken in Central Europe and the British Isles. The branch has three parts: the North Sea Germanic languages, the Weser-Rhine Germanic languages, and the Elbe Germanic languages. The most spoken languages in the branch are English, German, and Dutch. [1]

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7. www.britannica.com › topic › West-Germanic-languagesWest Germanic languages | Definition, Map, Countries, Tree ...

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   West Germanic languages, group of Germanic languages that developed in the region of the North Sea, Rhine-Weser, and Elbe. Out of the many local West Germanic dialects the following six modern standard languages have arisen: English, Frisian, Dutch ( Netherlandic -Flemish), Afrikaans, German, and Yiddish.

8. www.britannica.com › topic › West-Germanic-languagesWest Germanic languages - Germanic, Indo-European, Dialects

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   History. From the point of view of the modern local dialects, the territory within which German and Dutch are spoken is a single speech area.