Slavic and Romanian Languages Overview

A family of languages that evolved from Vulgar Latin, the everyday Latin spoken in the Roman Empire.

The colloquial form of Latin spoken throughout the Roman Empire, which evolved into the Romance languages.

A group of languages that share many similarities in their vocabulary and grammar due to their common origin.

The common features that characterize the Romance languages, such as shared vocabulary and grammar.

A group of languages that are closely related and share many similarities in their vocabulary and grammar due to their common origin, such as Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, Romanian, etc.

The process by which languages evolve over time, often due to changes in the spoken language or contact with other languages.

The classification of languages based on their historical relationships and features.

The geographic distribution of languages, showing where they are spoken around the world.

A situation where two varieties of a language are used in distinct social contexts, one being considered 'high' (formal) and the other 'low' (informal).

The process of languages evolving from a common ancestor, forming a continuous chain of related languages.

A branch of the Romance language family, including languages like Spanish, Portuguese, and Catalan.

A branch of the Romance language family, including languages like French, Occitan, and Romansh.

A branch of the Romance language family, including languages like Romanian and Aromanian.

The process of a sound changing from a stop consonant (like 't' or 'd') to a fricative consonant (like 's' or 'z') when between vowels.

The process of a sound being lost or becoming silent at the end of a word.

A classification system based on structural and comparative features, focusing on language similarities and differences.

A language that develops from a mixture of languages, simplified and used for communication between people who speak different languages.

A pidgin language that has become the native language of a community, with its own grammar and vocabulary.

A language that combines features of two or more languages, often spoken in areas where different linguistic groups come into contact.

A language with speakers in all continents, either as a first or second language, often used in diplomacy and culture.

The adjective form related to France, from which the name "French" derives.

The original Latin term for the French language, which persists in Ladin.

The original Latin term for the Provençal language, related to the word for "yes".

The pronunciation of the letter 'z' as a voiceless 's' sound in Latin American Spanish, while it's pronounced as a voiceless 'th' in European Spanish.

A tendency to soften the 's' sound in Latin American Spanish, influenced by Andalusian Spanish.

The use of the pronoun 'vos' instead of 'tú' in the second-person singular in Argentina and Uruguay.

The past tense typically used in Latin American Spanish, as opposed to the 'Pretérito Perfecto' (I have bought).

The standard form of address in Latin American Spanish, regardless of formality.

Differences in vocabulary and everyday terms between Latin American Spanish and Castilian Spanish.

The main differences between Latin American Spanish and Castilian Spanish are primarily in pronunciation and vocabulary, with grammar variations being less significant.

The spread of Spanish across a vast geographical area, the influence of time, and contact with native languages contributed to the development of different Spanish dialects.

Portuguese is spoken by millions, making it a significant global language.

Besides standard Portuguese, there are about 20 creole languages based on it.

Portuguese grammar has 2 genders (masculine/feminine) and 2 numbers (singular/plural).

Portuguese has a complex vowel system with 8 oral and 5 nasal vowels, adding up to 13.

Portuguese consonant system is less complex than its vowel system.

Portuguese includes three pairs of stops and three pairs of fricatives.

Portuguese has dental flap (weak 'r'), uvular trill (strong 'r'), and two lateral (l-sounds).

In Portuguese, adjectives usually follow their respective nouns.

The idea that Slavic and Baltic languages share a common ancestor, making them closely related.

A group of Slavic languages that have been traditionally classified together based on geographical proximity and shared linguistic features.

Slavic languages that have become extinct due to various historical factors, such as assimilation or displacement.

The perception that Slavic languages are difficult for Western Europeans to learn, particularly German speakers.

A distinctive feature of some Slavic languages involving a change in pronunciation, creating softer, palatalized consonants.

A common characteristic of Slavic languages where multiple consonants are grouped together in a word.

A system of grammatical forms used to show the relationship of words to each other (e.g., subject, object, etc.)

A grammatical feature of Slavic languages that focuses on the completion or incompletion of an action.