West Germanic language
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concept
A West Germanic language is a member of the Germanic branch of the Indo-European language family that evolved in western and central Europe, including languages such as English, German, and Dutch.
Aliases (17)
- variety of English ×25
- dialect of English ×12
- West Germanic language variety ×11
- stage of the English language ×3
- American English dialect ×2
- High German dialect ×2
- Low Franconian dialect ×2
- Upper German dialect group ×2
- West Central German dialect ×2
- English language variety ×1
- German language variety ×1
- Germanic languages subgroup ×1
- Ingvaeonic language ×1
- Low Franconian variety ×1
- Low Saxon dialect ×1
- West Germanic dialect ×1
- West Germanic dialect continuum ×1
Instances (91)
- African American Vernacular English ("dialect of English")
- British English ("variety of English")
- Bangalore English ("dialect of English")
- Mumbai English ("dialect of English")
- Limburgish (Dutch variety) ("Low Franconian dialect")
- Midwestern American English ("variety of English")
- Delhi English ("dialect of English")
- Chennai English ("dialect of English")
- West Germanic languages ("Germanic languages subgroup")
- Zeelandic ("West Germanic language variety")
- Old Dutch
- Middle Dutch
- Achterhooks ("Low Saxon dialect")
- Low German
- Austro-Bavarian German ("Upper German dialect group")
- Lombardic
- Alemannic German ("Upper German dialect group")
- Early Modern English ("stage of the English language")
- American English ("variety of English")
- Irish English ("variety of English")
- Indian English ("variety of English")
- South African English ("variety of English")
- Middle English ("stage of the English language")
- East Franconian ("High German dialect")
- Dutch
- Northumbrian ("West Germanic language variety")
- Yola language
- English
- Rhenish Franconian ("West Central German dialect")
- Yiddish
- Old Frisian
- Middle Frisian
- Proto-West Germanic
- North American English ("variety of English")
- Old Saxon
- Saterland Frisian
- Old English
- Old High German
- East Flemish ("West Germanic dialect")
- New Zealand English ("variety of English")
- Anglo-Frisian dialects ("West Germanic dialect continuum")
- British Isles English ("variety of English")
- Scots
- Pennsylvania German ("West Central German dialect")
- Australasian English ("variety of English")
- Standard English ("variety of English")
- AAVE ("variety of English")
- Southern American English ("variety of English")
- Estuary English ("variety of English")
- Cockney ("variety of English")
- Afrikaans
- Newfoundland English ("dialect of English")
- Maritime English ("variety of English")
- High German ("West Germanic language variety")
- California English ("dialect of English")
- BBC English ("variety of English")
- Oxford English ("variety of English")
- New England English ("dialect of English")
- Middle High German ("West Germanic language variety")
- Old Frankish
- West Flemish ("West Germanic language variety")
- Canadian English ("variety of English")
- Middle Low German
- Luxembourgish
- Australian English ("variety of English")
- Chicago English ("variety of English")
- Twents ("West Germanic language variety")
- Wisconsin English ("dialect of English")
- Walcheren dialect ("West Germanic language variety")
- Veluws ("West Germanic language variety")
- South Guelderish ("Low Franconian dialect")
- Sallands ("West Germanic language variety")
- Dutch Low Saxon
- German
- Chicano English ("English language variety")
- Western American English ("variety of English")
- Received Pronunciation ("variety of English")
- English in the Northern Mariana Islands ("variety of English")
- Scottish English ("variety of English")