West Germanic language
C243
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.
All labels observed (28)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| variety of English | 49 |
| West Germanic language canonical | 27 |
| dialect of English | 26 |
| West Germanic language variety | 19 |
| West Central German dialect | 8 |
| Low Saxon dialect | 7 |
| Low Franconian dialect | 4 |
| stage of the English language | 4 |
| American English dialect | 3 |
| Germanic language variety | 3 |
| Upper German dialect group | 3 |
| High German dialect | 2 |
| West Central German dialect group | 2 |
| Central Ripuarian Franconian dialect | 1 |
| East Franconian dialect | 1 |
| East Franconian dialects | 1 |
| English language variety | 1 |
| German language variety | 1 |
| Germanic languages subgroup | 1 |
| Germanic-language legal text | 1 |
| Ingvaeonic language | 1 |
| Low Franconian variety | 1 |
| West Germanic dialect | 1 |
| West Germanic dialect continuum | 1 |
| West Germanic dialect continuum variety | 1 |
| West Germanic variety | 1 |
| altgermanische Sprache | 1 |
| westgermanische Sprache | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: West Germanic language
Generated description
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.
Instances (154)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Söl'ring | West Germanic language variety |
| 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 |
| Yola language of County Wexford | variety of English |
| New England English | dialect of English |
| Middle High German | West Germanic language variety |
| English in Ghana | variety of English |
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province of Drenthe
surface form:
Drents
|
Low Saxon dialect |
| Silesian German | West Germanic language variety |
| Ruhr German | West Germanic variety |
| Old Frankish | — |
| West Flemish | West Germanic language variety |
| Canadian English | variety of English |
| Middle Low German | — |
| Cajun English | dialect of English |
| Nagaland English | variety of English |
| Liberian English | variety of English |
| Luxembourgish | — |
| Ulster Scots language | Germanic language variety |
| Australian English | variety of English |
| East African English | dialect 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 | — |
| East Hessian | West Central German dialect |
| Central Hessian | West Central German dialect group |
| Wiesbaden dialect | West Central German dialect |
| German | — |
| Chicano English | English language variety |
| Western American English | variety of English |
| Received Pronunciation | variety of English |
| Niederrheinisches Platt | Low Franconian dialect |
| Law of Æthelberht of Kent | Germanic-language legal text |
| MLE | variety of English |
| London Jamaican English | variety of English |
| British Black English | variety of English |
| Prince Edward Island English | dialect of English |
| Quebec English | variety of English |
| Ontario English | dialect of English |