07-09-2010, 10:23 PM
Quote: But we also know enough of Medieval languages to suggest that the modern situation did not originate during Roman times, but rather the last 5 to 3 centuries.Can you detail? I think Lothia refers to French, Spanish, Catalan, Italian etc. (and all their dialects), which are Romance languages and born from Latin. Not from Classical Latin and perhaps their birth was a more complex phenomenon (involving several dialects, some suggested even creoles), but nevertheless it's a continuity in language in one form or another from Roman times to modern times.
Drago?