| 单词 | Romance language |
| 例句 | “What? Now you say, no, actually I’m studying Romance languages and ornithology.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z The wait staff spoke Spanish and the ancient Basque tongue, which is unrelated to the Romance languages. In Spain’s northern Basque region, San Sebastian shines 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z These are as different from each other as the big Romance languages are, but the writing system unifies the Chinese world. One country, two systems 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z After moving to the United States in 1948, Mr. Castel studied Romance languages at Temple University in Philadelphia; in the early 1950s, serving with the United States Army, he was a translator in Germany. Nico Castel, Tenor and Diction Coach at the Met, Dies at 83 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z His father, Samuel Putnam, was a prominent translator of Romance languages — his translation of “Don Quixote” is published by Modern Library — and his mother, the former Riva Sampson, was a secretary. Hilary Putnam, Giant of Modern Philosophy, Dies at 89 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z The Romance languages he heard and read must surely have contributed to the training of his poetic "ear". Poem of the week: My Sweetest Lesbia by Thomas Campion 2010-03-22T10:50:00Z He croons velvet wraithvocals in Romance languages and crafts resistance symphonies of fuzz and static. Darkside returns to lay claim to the title of best psychedelic rock band in the world 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z Translating from a Romance language, whose words end in soft vowels, saps some of the soothing sway, according to Jobim’s son Paulinho, a musician. ‘Girl from Ipanema:’ Re-imagining a classic for today’s Rio 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z Although Ms. Hering studied music and dance as a child, she majored in Romance languages at Hunter College in New York, hoping to teach French. Doris Hering, Dance Critic and Champion, Dies at 94 2014-10-26T04:00:00Z He wanted to involve other newspapers from the "Romance languages", to broaden the geopolitical impact. WikiLeaks: Strained relation, accusation ? and crucial revelations 2011-01-31T20:00:01Z Although his paper was peer reviewed — ordinarily the gold standard of scholarly rigor — the reviewers were most likely specialists in Romance languages, since the paper was published in a journal of Romance Studies. The strange quest to crack the Voynich code 2020-02-16T05:00:00Z Although I'm told its closest relative is Catalan, if you have a smattering of any Romance language, you'll be on the way to understanding Occitan. Poem of the week: 'Time has disappeared/Lo temps s'es perdut' by Aurélia Lassaque 2013-02-11T11:28:12Z As a student of Romance languages, I realised I had become a stick in the mud for the sun being masculine and the moon and the Earth being feminine. ‘Nature is your lover, not your mother’: meet ecosexual pioneer Annie Sprinkle 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z At the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, she studied Romance languages and sang opera. The Climate Novelist Who Transcends Despair 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z It had been planning for a few years to offer Yiddish, which has several dialects composed mostly of Hebrew and German, along with some words from Polish, Russian, and other Slavic and Romance languages. The pandemic and apps are fueling a surge of interest in Yiddish 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z In Romance languages, including Spanish, French, Italian and Portuguese, the debate over gender-neutral terminology can be particularly fierce because all grammar is gendered. In Argentina’s Capital, a Battle Over Gender-Inclusive Language in Classrooms 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z After World War II, South Tyrol became a generally peaceful multilingual region, with an additional minority Romance language called Ladin. In Italy’s Dolomite mountains, a peak experience for hikers 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z These languages are called Romance languages because of their common Roman heritage. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Catalan is a Romance language similar to Spanish. Catalans protest against mandate for more Spanish in schools 2021-12-18T05:00:00Z Like other Romance languages, Spanish divides most endings of nouns into masculine o’s or feminine a’s. Latinos’ rejection of reference term ‘Latinx’ rattles the world of the woke 2021-12-12T05:00:00Z Like other Romance languages, Spanish divides endings of nouns into masculine “o’s” or feminine “a’s”. Latino Dem rips party for using ‘Latinx,’ says it shows poor understanding of Hispanic community 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z Consciousness is such a slippery and ephemeral concept that it doesn't even have its own word in many Romance languages, but nevertheless it's a hot topic these days. Book review: Demystifying the idea of consciousness 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z Reese, an American Jesuit, dismissed the argument that “fratelli” in Italian was inclusive, even though many Romance languages use the male plural in such comprehensive ways. What’s in a name? At the Vatican, a debate on inclusiveness 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z She went on to the University of the West Indies, where students could attend for free, and studied Romance languages. A Maryland Spanish teacher becomes her school’s second victim of the coronavirus 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z The words of the Romance languages refer to the brightness of fire, but the English word refers to its final remains. Question time: my life as a quiz obsessive 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z English is a Germanic language while Italian is a Romance language, derived from Latin along with French, Spanish and Portuguese. Languages affected differently by brain disease 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z In Romance languages like French and Spanish, vowels are predictable. Correction: Spelling Bee story 2019-05-28T04:00:00Z The text is written in Proto-Romance, belonging to today's Romance languages including Portuguese, Spanish, French, Italian, Romanian, Catalan and Galician. Medieval manuscript code unlocked 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z It's ancestral to today's Romance languages, which include Portuguese, Spanish, French, Italian and Romanian. 600-year-old 'world's most mysterious text' finally decoded by UK genius 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z Schools like Exeter schooled their students in a classical education, from Latin and the Romance languages to world civilization and classical American and world literature. Editorial Roundup: Recent editorials in Arkansas newspapers 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z The French oui and the Italian sì and the Spanish sí come easily enough, and all the Romance languages—even Portuguese—rely on the basic sound of no: no, non, não. Mary Norris: Greek to Me 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z In 1966 he was a student of Romance languages at Fordham University when he saw a position at the Met advertised on a school bulletin board. The Met Reinvents Itself, Yet the Ushers Remain the Same 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z It’s not like learning two Romance languages at the same time. Trailblazing Podcaster Chris Hardwick on Marty McFly and ‘The Legend of Zelda’ 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z They prefer to call the Han languages “dialects”, even though some are as different from each other as Romance languages such as French and Spanish. China is becoming more tolerant of some regional Han languages 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z Latin is generally considered Europe’s own mother tongue, as it forms the basis of the Romance languages and has contributed many words to English and German, too. Global outcry saves Latin news show broadcast from Finland 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z A further 5 percent speak the Romance language Ladino. Italian, Austrian ministers speak amid citizenship tensions 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z Mr Peterson took Latin’s evolution into the Romance languages as an inspiration. Game of tongues 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z He was studying Romance languages and literature at Harvard University when he joined the Army around the time of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. Hugh Montgomery, spy with exploits from battlefield to powder room, dies at 93 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z The R8 is a sports car for Bauhaus enthusiasts, graduates of summer programs in Romance languages, men who cook in aprons. 2017 Audi R8 V10 Review: Dreaming of a Loud Christmas 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z About three-quarters of the words are derived from Romance languages; most of the remainder are based on Germanic languages. A Language to Unite Humankind 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z She got her master’s in Romance languages at Columbia University, then received a Fulbright fellowship to do research in France for her dissertation. The Fantastic Ursula K. Le Guin 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z Occitania is a cultural rather than political term that dates to the Middle Ages and refers to a vast area in southern Europe where people speak Occitan, a Romance language derived from Latin. ‘Don’t Erase Us’: French Catalans Fear Losing More Than a Region’s Name 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z His father, a professor of Romance languages, used to critique his judicial opinions and urge him not to sully the subjunctive. How to Write Like Antonin Scalia 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z ‘The R8 is a car for Bauhaus enthusiasts, graduates of summer programs in Romance languages, men who cook in aprons. ’ 2017 Audi R8 V10 Review: Dreaming of a Loud Christmas 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z Born in New Jersey, he was the only child of an Italian immigrant father who was a professor of Romance languages and a mother who taught elementary school. In victory or dissent, Scalia was a man of strong opinions 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z His father, Salvatore, came through Ellis Island at 17; he learned English and became a professor of Romance languages at Brooklyn College. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia dies at 79 2016-02-13T05:00:00Z His Sicilian-born father was a professor of Romance languages at Brooklyn College and his mother taught public school. U.S. Justice Scalia: outspoken conservative stalwart 2016-02-13T05:00:00Z “Some banker is going to deny me a credit card because I chose to study Romance languages instead of Javascript?” he said. Some lenders are judging you on much more than finances 2015-12-19T05:00:00Z He made it as easy to learn as possible, with no irregular verbs, a vocabulary adapted from Romance language roots, and a simple, genderless, almost caseless grammar. Why a made-up language from 1887 is making a digital comeback 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z Catalonia is one such region— its language, Catalan, is a Romance language that shares both Iberian and Gallo-Itallic linguistic roots. Catalonia and the Costs of Independence 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z For example, the Romance languages are assigned to a hypothetical cousin of Latin, not Latin itself, and English to an inferred cousin of Old English. The Tangled Roots of English 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z The origin of these languages — which include Germanic, Slavic and Romance languages as well as many of the languages spoken on the South Asian subcontinent — is mired in controversy. European languages linked to migration from the east 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z Latin is everywhere - in our government buildings, in medical and legal language, and it is the foundation for Romance languages such French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese. Munster teacher’s lessons show Latin isn’t a ‘dead language’ 2015-01-17T05:00:00Z The Romance languages Spanish, French and Italian share about 80 percent of their vocabulary, linguists say. In Japan’s Okinawa, saving indigenous languages is about more than words English is an inherently neutral language: There is no gender in English as there are in Romance languages. Why Mandarin Won't Be a Lingua Franca 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z Chinese readers are now puzzling their way through Joyce's rhythmic stew of English, Gaelic, Romance languages, puns and layered meaning. 'Finnegans Wake' Is Greek to Many; Now Imagine It in Chinese 2013-04-01T03:02:42Z In Portuguese, as in most Romance languages, references to a person's "humanity" are a perfectly acceptable form of praise, relating to a person's qualities in terms of people skills, approachability and empathy. André Villas-Boas is a master of communication but not of translation 2012-12-20T15:47:15Z Romanian and other Romance languages, for instance, started to diverge from Latin after A.D. Indo-European Languages Originated in Anatolia, Analysis Suggests 2012-08-23T18:15:32Z “The following majors are apparently useless, as of tomorrow: history, literature, all things related to art, social studies, East Asian studies, pretty much anything that ends with studies, Romance languages and, finally, folklore and mythology.” Commencement Speakers: Graduation Speakers Offer Advice, Idealism and Humor 2012-06-17T02:09:02Z It’s called the Romance Pavilion because Romance languages were once taught there. U-Va. historian corrects student tour guides 2012-04-13T23:48:16Z This difference is parallel to the relation between the Latin ille and the article of the Romance languages. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z "If the languages are English, French, Mandarin, Japanese, Hindi and Russian - that would be more significant from a learner perspective than 11 Romance languages such as Italian, French and Spanish," he says. The cult of the hyperpolyglot 2012-02-21T09:59:54Z After the introduction or invention of the keyed dulcimer or clavichord, and of the spinet, the word clavicymbal was used in the Romance languages to denote the varieties of spinet and harpsichord. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z Latin as written by modern writers: new Latin, as in the Romance languages sprung from the Latin. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) 2012-01-30T03:00:13.887Z In none of the Romance languages is there any trace of initial or medial h, which shows that vulgar Latin had ceased to have the aspirate by 240 B.C. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z A similar change is found in dialectic Marathi, and is, of course, one of the commonplaces of the philology of the Romance languages. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z Diez’s grammar of the Romance languages is founded entirely on its methods, which have also exerted a profound influence on the wider study of the Indo-Germanic languages in general. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z Romanics, which strange word interpreted Means, I suppose, the Romance languages. Poems 2011-10-14T02:00:29.763Z The languages derived from Latin—commonly called the Romance languages—French and Provençal, Italian and so on—were long of declaring themselves. Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 2011-09-09T02:00:56.970Z He majored in Romance languages at Queens College, and went on to teach the subject at the United States Naval Academy. City Room: For Nine Queens College Graduates, a Reunion 2011-06-02T18:36:43Z Having qualified himself as a lecturer at Bonn, he was appointed professor of the Romance languages there in 1830. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z They accordingly form the Greek counterpart of the oldest writers in Italian, French and other Romance languages. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z Palaeography, history and Romance languages are among the other subjects to which especial importance is given. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z To this day Roman law, the Romance languages, and the Roman Catholic Church testify to the vigour and solidity of Roman dominion. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z What the Romance language really was, authorities—if they be authorities—differ. The Cathedrals of Southern France 2011-02-10T03:00:54.597Z She was associate editor of Romance Quarterly, a scholarly journal on Romance languages and literature. Dorothy Betz, Linda Green, Judith Heit, Virginia von Fremd, Margaret Shupe, J. Barry Oakes, Ira Norfolk, Fern ????Pat' Snyder die 2010-05-09T04:00:00Z It has been observed that in the Romance languages the ear prefers the correspondence of vowels, while in the Teutonic languages the preference is given to consonants. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" I may take this opportunity of recommending the above-cited work to all persons who feel an interest in the etymology of the Romance languages. Notes and Queries, Number 229, March 18, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc Our own word Art the English language has taken, as all the Romance languages of modern Europe have taken theirs, directly from the Latin. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" The southern or Romance language, the tongue of all the people who obeyed Charlemagne in the south of Europe, proceeded from the parent-vitiated Latin. The Cathedrals of Southern France 2011-02-10T03:00:54.597Z Its formation was parallel to the development of the Romance languages, and like them it acquired barbaric elements. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" Its introduction must, as in the Romance languages, be almost considered as the sign of a great revolution. The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 Romance language, ascendency in the Frank dominions of the, i. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 There could never be any doubt that the so-called Romance languages, Italian, Wallachian, Provençal, French, Spanish, and Portuguese, were closely related to each other. Lectures on The Science of Language Its local tongue is a pure Romance language; something quite distinct from mere patois. The Cathedrals of Southern France 2011-02-10T03:00:54.597Z The Romanian theory of their origin stresses that a people speaking a Romance language continuously occupied the territory claimed by the Romanian state, thus rendering legitimacy to the claim. Area Handbook for Romania Assonance was the characteristic coördinating element in the verse of the early Romance languages, the Provençal, Old French, and Spanish. English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History The primary basis of the tongue is Anglo-Saxon; that is why it is English, and not a Romance language. The Technique of Fiction Writing Though in a general way we trace these six Romance languages back to Latin, yet it has been pointed out before that the classical Latin would fail to supply a complete explanation of their origin. Lectures on The Science of Language It was not German—neither was it French, Italian, or any of the Romance languages. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 Romanian, a Romance language, differs sharply from the languages of neighboring countries which, with the exception of Hungarian, are all Slavic tongues. Area Handbook for Romania Since Spanish and Italian fall into the department of Romance languages, in order to make up his "major" the student is at present compelled to combine them with French. College Teaching Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College With a mother tongue compounded of the Teutonic and Romance languages, no other people than the British enjoys such a natural facility for acquiring both the German and French and their sister tongues. The Aural System Being the Most Direct, the Straight-Line Method for the Simultaneous Fourfold Mastery of a Foreign Language. What then are we to do?—We must try to do what is done when we have to deal with the modern Romance languages. Lectures on The Science of Language They have a share in the development of all Romance languages and literatures. Jewish Literature and Other Essays Starting in the tenth century, a people speaking a Romance language moved northward across the Danube as far as Slovakia and settled in the area that later became Romania. Area Handbook for Romania The college course in the Romance languages should prepare for a profession, but it must first help to prepare thinking men and women. College Teaching Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College Sometimes it means Italian, sometimes Spanish, sometimes the Romance language. Notes and Queries, Number 183, April 30, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc But now be satisfied, and make more use of the Romance languages. Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities The Romance languages derived from the spoken Latin. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe Long contact with Slavic-speaking peoples has left its mark on the vocabulary but has not affected grammar or syntax, which remain similar to those of other Romance languages. Area Handbook for Romania Aim of the teaching of Romance languages in the college In any case, the function of a college subject can be stated, as President Meiklejohn has stated it, in terms of two principles. College Teaching Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College It comes from a Hebrew word meaning hidden mystery, and is found in the chief Romance languages. The Romance of Words (4th ed.) This is taken from the same Latin word from which the Romance languages formed cuisine, cucina; not from the classical Latin, culina. Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities She specialized in Romance languages, and took her degree as Doctor of Philosophy in 1904. Americans All Stories of American Life of To-Day This was the case in the history of the Romance languages, which owe their present forms to the spread of Roman arms and culture. Human Traits and their Social Significance It is not, like the chief Romance languages and the chief Teutonic languages, practically homogeneous, made out of one block. The Task of Social Hygiene Not only the Romance languages, but also German and Dutch, adopted, with the Roman character, Lat. scribere, to write. The Romance of Words (4th ed.) But in France the Germanic idiom did not overpower the Latin; the latter persisted, so much so that the French tongue has remained a Romance language. A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance It is difficult to say whether the scribes were more prone to influence by the subjunctive normal in classical Latin prose, or by the indicative of the Romance languages and of ecclesiastical Latin. The Last Poems of Ovid Great poets, like Tennyson and Matthew Arnold, understand well the fine effect to be produced from the mingling of short and long words—of the homely English with the more ornate Romance language. A Brief History of the English Language and Literature, Vol. 2 From thence it passed into the Romance languages—Provençal, Italian, French—where it was for a time rivalled by assonance; and finally, under French influence after the Conquest, it made its way into England. The Principles of English Versification To the disappearance of the h from Vulgar Latin is due the fact that the Romance languages have no aspirate. The Romance of Words (4th ed.) What has become of ignis, for instance, in all the Romance languages? India: What can it teach us? A Course of Lectures Delivered before the University Of Cambridge This change has, however, taken place in all Romance languages except Sardinian. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" I cannot offer any explanation as to the probable antiquity of the term; neither middle-Latin nor Romance languages seem to offer parallels. Current Superstitions Collected from the Oral Tradition of English Speaking Folk As the songs of chivalry were the most popular compositions in the new or Romance language, they were called Romans, or Romants. The Bay State Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2 In the Romance languages we have a whole group of words, e.g., The Romance of Words (4th ed.) No one who has penetrated to any degree into the genius of the Romance languages can fail to agree that in this point exists a master of one of its forms. Frédéric Mistral Poet and Leader in Provence Based on the modern Romance languages, and therefore not sufficiently international. International Language Past, Present and Future: With Specimens of Esperanto and Grammar All these Romance languages bear the same relation to the Latin as the different groups of the Indo-European family of languages bear to the parent speech. New Latin Grammar Both the ancient grammarians in their warnings and the Romance languages bear evidence to this effect. The Common People of Ancient Rome Studies of Roman Life and Literature The following chapters deal especially with words borrowed from Old French and from the other Romance languages, their origins and journeyings, and the various accidents that have befallen them in English. The Romance of Words (4th ed.) This suffix is common in the Romance languages. Frédéric Mistral Poet and Leader in Provence The Romance languages developed a new literature first on the tongues of the troubadours and then in Italy--the Italy which gave birth to Dante and Petrarch. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History Although it opens in Latin, the body of the charter is in the Romance language. Wanderings by southern waters, eastern Aquitaine The existence of a large number of words and idioms in French, Spanish, Italian, and the other Romance languages can be explained only in one of three ways. The Common People of Ancient Rome Studies of Roman Life and Literature In the Germanic languages they are called "eyes," and in the Romance languages "points"; and the Romance derivatives of Lat. punctus, point, also mean "peep of day." The Romance of Words (4th ed.) As in all the Romance languages the verse consists of a given number of syllables, and the number of stressed syllables in the line is not constant. Frédéric Mistral Poet and Leader in Provence And so, in a popular Latin, already very close to the Romance languages, he has thrown out the plan of analytical prose, the instrument of thought of the modern West. Saint Augustin The Gallo-Romans and the Italians spoke the Romance language, with variations of dialect. Outline of Universal History This discovery made it clear that the Romance languages are related to folk Latin, not to literary Latin. The Common People of Ancient Rome Studies of Roman Life and Literature Nor were they aware of the existence of Vulgar Latin, which is, to a much greater extent than classical Latin, the parent of the Romance languages. The Romance of Words (4th ed.) The language shares with the other southern Romance languages a fondness for diminutives, augmentatives, and pejoratives, and is far richer than French in terminations of these classes. Frédéric Mistral Poet and Leader in Provence The minutes of the municipal meeting, at which this decision was come to, are in existence, and they show how the Romance language was written at Martel in those days: 'Item fo ordenat que Moss. Two Summers in Guyenne It is one of the oldest epics in the Romance languages. Outline of Universal History It is clear that this common element is inherited from Latin, out of which all the Romance languages are derived. The Common People of Ancient Rome Studies of Roman Life and Literature For Ménage the one source of the Romance languages was classical Latin, and every word had to be traced to a Latin word of suitable form or sense. The Romance of Words (4th ed.) Most of these are common to the other Romance languages, and have merely undergonePg 55 the phonetic changes that obtain in this form of speech. Frédéric Mistral Poet and Leader in Provence Chaucer complained of the scarcity of rhymes in English as compared with their affluence in Old French, and it is true that rhyming is harder in our tongue than in the Romance languages. A Study of Poetry The first monument of the Spanish, or, as it was oftener called, the Castilian tongue, the most ancient epic in any of the Romance languages, is "The Poem of the Cid." Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities The unity for the Latin tongue thus secured was short lived, because within a century the differentiation begins which gives rise to the present-day Romance languages. The Common People of Ancient Rome Studies of Roman Life and Literature It became the basis of the so-called Romance languages—French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Rumanian—which arose in the Middle Ages out of the spoken Latin of the common people. Early European History In this respect Provençal is quite anomalous among Romance languages. Frédéric Mistral Poet and Leader in Provence They express the passive by the letter r, a weakened form of the reflexive, the principle of which is reproduced in more than one of the Romance languages. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius When these Norman-French people appeared in Anglo-Saxon England they brought with them three noteworthy things: a lively Celtic disposition, a vigorous and progressive Latin civilization, and a Romance language. English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English Speaking World In a somewhat similar category belong the combinations of two adverbs or prepositions, which one finds in the later popular Latin, some of which have survived in the Romance languages. The Common People of Ancient Rome Studies of Roman Life and Literature The indebtedness of the Romance languages to Latin is well illustrated by the case of French. Early European History Along with each word we have all its various forms as they appear in the different dialects, its forms in the older dialects, the closely related forms in the other Romance languages, and its etymology. Frédéric Mistral Poet and Leader in Provence "Romance languages," the languages which were originally dialects of Latin, as French, Spanish, Italian. Elson Grammar School Literature v4 The name "romance" was given at first to any story in one of the Romance languages, like the French metrical romances, which we have considered. English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English Speaking World The French 'rossignol,' a nightingale, is undoubtedly the Latin 'lusciniola,' the diminutive of 'luscinia,' with the alteration, so frequent in the Romance languages, of the commencing 'l' into 'r.' On the Study of Words They have all such an amount of mutual resemblance as to point to a more ancient language, the Aryan, which was to them what Latin was to the six Romance languages. The Antiquity of Man After a time the word Romance was used to mean a story told in any Romance language. English Literature for Boys and Girls Lowell was twelve years younger than Longfellow and was a sophomore when Longfellow went to Harvard as professor of Romance languages. Elson Grammar School Literature v4 A Romance language is one whose basis is Latin,--not the classic language of literature, but a vulgar or popular Latin spoken in the military camps and provinces. English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English Speaking World We passed a region where, he said, a small group of people speak Friuli, a Rheto Romance language. Baron Pál Podmaniczky and the Norwegian Bible Thus he would observe that the modern Romance languages are spoken exactly where the ancient Romans once lived or ruled, and the Greek of our days where the older classical Greek was formerly spoken. The Antiquity of Man But even the Teutonic and the Romance languages are not entirely different. The Dawn of Canadian History : A Chronicle of Aboriginal Canada It is the only epic Spain has ever produced, and is the most ancient of any in the Romance language. The Interdependence of Literature An excellent classical scholar—as scholarship went in those days—he was almost the only man in the university who made his knowledge of Latin serve towards an acquaintance with the Romance languages. Robert Falconer |
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