To all you non native English speakers, does English sound more Germanic or more French/Latin?
A mix of all of them.
It has Germanic grammar with Latin loanwords.
>>57410224
Yeah but what does it sound like when listening to it?
>>57410206
That's what I was thinking, but no side particularly stands out to you?
>>57410145
Neither, specially the american accent
British sounds slightly germanic for me though
scandinavian
Sounds like french with a bad pronounciation.
>>57410145
Can't really say it is one or another,rather sounds like the perfect combination of Germanic and Romance
>>57410224
>>57410409
That is basically what English is. The most commonly used words are Germanic, and when learning the language children learn the Germanic words first because of the grammatical structure. The older you get the more Romance words come into play to expand your vocabulary.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Germanic_and_Latinate_equivalents_in_English
>>57410321
it sounds weird honestly.
A Brit will sound more Germanic than the average American
>more chinese
>>57410574
>>57410556
>>57410496
>>57410409
>>57410397
>>57410369
>>57410321
>>57410224
>>57410206
>>57410145
you're all wrong
it sounds scandinavian
>>57410592
Well I'm not sure how English sounds to non-native speakers to be honest.
>>57410592
And scandinavian sounds Germanic
>>57410592
Not really.
I was in Norway and their language sounds nothing like English.
>>57410145
Germanic.
What is Germanic supposed to sound like anyway?
>>57410145
Like French but without choking on cock
>>57410145
French
as spoken by Englishmen is sounds definitely Germanic
as spoken by Americans it sounds disgusting
>>57410145
germanic with latin words thrown in
>>57410755
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vt4Dfa4fOEY
>>57410145
Sounds like a language of the Island that was raped by everyone for centuries, hence the fucked-up language with tongue breaker pronounciation.
>>57410145
none of them
>>57410145
What is germanic? "Hende hoh, davai mleko"?
>>57410145
IT SOUNDS CELTIC
Seriously, it sounds just like Welsh or Cornish
Grammar and vocabulary seems Frisian, so Germanic.
>>57415771
Proofs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UaAyI-uI30
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvtbdq3WiyU
>>57415837
Cornish seems more similar but yeah, it always gets me when people says English is just basically German with a bit of French and Latin.
There is a significant Anglo Saxon influence, many of the words are Anglo Saxon in origin, it's always passed around like some mongrel meme language but it had its own sovereign roots and influences.
>>57410145
Neither germanique, neither latin. It was for me a surprise that enugurisu belongs to the germanique language branch
>>57415771
>English sounds like Welsh
Bollocks.
>>57410145
It sounds unique.
>>57415771
>>57415837
You sure they're not just speaking Welsh/Cornish with their English accents?
The Frisian here sounds closer to Irish or American English than RP, so I'm surprised most people think American English sounds less Germanic:
https://youtu.be/zHmcVjMzS-I?t=3m30s
>>57415935
French influence on English really is overblown desu
>>57415771
>sounds just like Welsh
DELETE THIS
>>57416140
You sure they're not just speaking Welsh/Cornish with their English accents?
They obviously are, but I can't help but think it's the reverse. English speakers using a Britonic substratum in their pronunciation.
This video always makes me laugh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeC1yAaWG34
>>57416243
I wonder what percentage Shakespeare would be at, he rejigged or created lots of words we use today
Doesn't sound Scandinavian at all to me, it's nothing like Swedish. And it doesn't sound like French either, that's why we have a strong accent it's hard to have the same pronunciation.
>>57416276
Old English is lovely sounding.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfaEGU45lKA
>>57415771
>It sounds CELTIC
Fucking this.
I studied a bit of Spanish and English doesn't sound like anything to me. English is full of words that are pronounced in ways that are far from intuitive IMO.
>>57410145
English is Norse + French.
Not German + French.
http://sciencenordic.com/english-scandinavian-language
>>57410145
Germanic
>>57410145
Germanic. It can't sound latin if it hasnt a trilled r
>inb4 french
French sounds germanic too, they're basically germans speaking retarded vulgar latin
>>57410321
It sounds like a movie without translation.
>szczszczszczszczszczszczszczszcz
>>57410592
old english does sound as gay as scandi languages desu senpai
regular english sounds like it got raped by french
>>57410145
sounds French/Latin because English uses French words and Latin root words.
>>57415771
Welsh sounds like a drunk just mumbling.... in any language.
>>57420686
no Welsh sounds distinctly Celtic you stupid burger
Germanic, I teach English, Spanish and Italian girls SHUDDER and TREMBLE at the knees when they hear my strong Germanic voice and British accent
>>57420773
Sounds like shit compared the other Celtic languages.
>>57420909
nah it's easily the best one
>>57420971
Guess it boils down to personal opinion. The spelling is pretty humorous though.
>>57420841
Kek, I think the cause of that might be your bad breath, Pip
>>57415121
>American
>English
If you want to hear a more Germanic English then try Scots.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cENbkHS3mnY
pretty ebin, wish more people actually still spoke like that
>>57410145
Germanic
>>57416333
old and middle english are hypnotic to listen to because of how soft and pretty they are. why can't we go back to old english???
>>57410145
If a dog fucks a cat and somehow they breed, do you call their offspring a dog or a cat?
>>57410755
Like this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77nNIy5zoPg
