Anglic languages
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Anglian
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| Geographic distribution: |
originally Great Britain, now worldwide |
| Genetic classification: |
Indo-European Germanic West Germanic Anglo-Frisian Anglic |
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Anglic (from Latin Anglicus meaning English, cf. Germanic) is a term for what are also known as Englishes, in for example World Englishes or New Englishes, and is considered[citation needed] a less Anglo-centric cover term than English for any variety descended from Old English.
It is often used where the implication is that varieties like Scots are separate languages, rather than dialects of English.
From the above arises the concept of Anglic languages (also called Anglian languages), one of the two branches of Anglo-Frisian languages, itself a branch of West Germanic. The Anglic languages include Old English and its descendants. The family tree is:
| Old English (Northumbrian, Mercian, Kentish, West Saxon) | |||||
| Early Northern Middle English |
Early Midland & Southeastern Middle English |
Early Southern & Southwestern Middle English |
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| Early Scots | Northern Middle English |
Midland Middle English |
Southeastern Middle English |
Southern Middle English |
Southwestern Middle English |
| Middle Scots | Northern Early Modern English | Midland Early Modern English | Metropolitan Early Modern English | Southern Early Modern English | Southwestern EME, Yola, Fingalian |
| Modern Scots | Northern Modern English | Midland Modern English | Standard Modern English | Southern Modern English | West Country Modern English |
Anglic also refers to the two Anglian dialects of Old English, namely Northumbrian and Mercian.
Anglic was also a simplified form of spelling intended to make the language more accessible to an international audience. It was invented in 1930 by the Swedish philologist R. E. Zachrisson.
- List of dialects of the English language
- Regional accents of English speakers
- Category:English-based pidgins and creoles
- History of the English language
- History of the Scots language
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