Re: British Romance Language Collab
Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2017 8:57 pm
36) Should we offer the King’s daughter to the King of Wessex to form a dynastic union and possibly strengthen our alliance? (Still working out the names).
We will accept the marriage offer.
37) We have fast-forwarded about 200 years to the time of King Alfred of Kent (Alfred the Great in our timeline). He is trying to unify the entire Heptarchy but we, as well as Wessex, are uncertain about losing our independence. What should we do?
We will remain independent, but incorporate Wessex into our lands.
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New Questions:
38) Should we accept any loanwords from Old English?
a) Yes, but adapt them to our phonology.
b) Yes, but besides vowel length distinctions, take in new phonemes such as dental and velar fricatives.
c) No, make calques of said words instead.
d) No.
e) Other.
39) The Vikings invade around the same time that Alfred unites Kent, Essex, East Anglia, and Northumbria into England. They make England a vassal state of their expanding empire in the North Sea and have their eyes set on Scotland, Ireland, and Britannia. How do we react to this situation?
a) We try to fight them off.
b) We ignore them.
c) Other.
40) Regardless of the outcome of #39, there will be interaction between Britannians and Viking settlements in England. Should we accept any loanwords from Old Norse?
a) Yes, but adapt them to our phonology.
b) Yes, but besides vowel length distinctions, take in new phonemes such as dental fricatives, velar fricatives, but not front rounded vowels besides /y/.
c) Yes, but besides vowel length distinctions, take in new phonemes such as dental fricatives, velar fricatives, and front rounded vowels.
d) No, make calques of said words instead.
e) No.
f) Other.
You have until Wednesday, November 22, at 01:00 UTC to vote. Before we get into Old Britainese, I would like to delve into the world-building aspect of this a bit and show you guys some examples of what Proto-Britainese looks like. What should I translate?
We will accept the marriage offer.
37) We have fast-forwarded about 200 years to the time of King Alfred of Kent (Alfred the Great in our timeline). He is trying to unify the entire Heptarchy but we, as well as Wessex, are uncertain about losing our independence. What should we do?
We will remain independent, but incorporate Wessex into our lands.
-
New Questions:
38) Should we accept any loanwords from Old English?
a) Yes, but adapt them to our phonology.
b) Yes, but besides vowel length distinctions, take in new phonemes such as dental and velar fricatives.
c) No, make calques of said words instead.
d) No.
e) Other.
39) The Vikings invade around the same time that Alfred unites Kent, Essex, East Anglia, and Northumbria into England. They make England a vassal state of their expanding empire in the North Sea and have their eyes set on Scotland, Ireland, and Britannia. How do we react to this situation?
a) We try to fight them off.
b) We ignore them.
c) Other.
40) Regardless of the outcome of #39, there will be interaction between Britannians and Viking settlements in England. Should we accept any loanwords from Old Norse?
a) Yes, but adapt them to our phonology.
b) Yes, but besides vowel length distinctions, take in new phonemes such as dental fricatives, velar fricatives, but not front rounded vowels besides /y/.
c) Yes, but besides vowel length distinctions, take in new phonemes such as dental fricatives, velar fricatives, and front rounded vowels.
d) No, make calques of said words instead.
e) No.
f) Other.
You have until Wednesday, November 22, at 01:00 UTC to vote. Before we get into Old Britainese, I would like to delve into the world-building aspect of this a bit and show you guys some examples of what Proto-Britainese looks like. What should I translate?