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The Anglo-Frisian languages is the group of West Germanic languages that includes English and Frisian. The Anglo-Frisian languages are distinguished from other West Germanic languages by several sound changes: the Ingvaeonic nasal spirant law, Anglo-Frisian brightening, and palatalization of : *English ''cheese'' and West Frisian ''tsiis'', but Dutch ''kaas'', Low German ''Kees'', and German ''Käse'' *English ''church'' and West Frisian ''tsjerke'', but Dutch ''kerk'', Low German ''Kerk'', ''Kark'', and German ''Kirche'' The early Anglo-Frisian and Old Saxon speech communities lived close enough together to form a linguistic crossroads which is why they share some of the traits otherwise only typical of Anglo-Frisian languages.〔The German linguist Friedrich Maurer rejected Anglo-Frisian as a historical subdivision of the Germanic languages. Instead, he proposed North Sea Germanic or Ingvaeonic, a common ancestor of Old Frisian, Old English and Old Saxon.〕 However, despite their common origins, English and Frisian have become very divergent, largely due to the heavy Norse and French influences on English and similarly heavy Dutch and Low German influences on Frisian. The result is that Frisian now has a great deal in common with Dutch and the adjacent Low German dialects, bringing it into the West Germanic dialect continuum, whereas English has stronger North Germanic and non-Germanic influences than the languages on the mainland. ==Classification== The Anglo-Frisian family tree is: *Anglo-Frisian * * Anglic * * *English * * *Scots * * *Yola and Fingalian (both extinct) * *Frisian * * *West Frisian * * *Saterland Frisian * * *North Frisian 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Anglo-Frisian languages」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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