Classification Of Romance Languages
The internal classification of the Romance languages is a complex and sometimes controversial topic which may not have a unique answer. Several classifications have been proposed, based on different criteria.
| Romance | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution: |
|
| Linguistic classification: | Indo-European
|
| Subdivisions: | Sardinian Eastern Romance Western Romance (or Italo-Western) |
Read more about Classification Of Romance Languages: Variation Among Languages
Famous quotes containing the words romance and/or languages:
“Like many another romance, the romance of the family turns sour when the money runs out. If we really cared about families, we would not let “born again” patriarchs send up moral abstractions as a smokescreen for the scandal of American family economics.”
—Letty Cottin Pogrebin (20th century)
“The very natural tendency to use terms derived from traditional grammar like verb, noun, adjective, passive voice, in describing languages outside of Indo-European is fraught with grave possibilities of misunderstanding.”
—Benjamin Lee Whorf (1897–1934)