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romancelanguage

Romancelanguage is a nonstandard term that may be used to refer to the Romance languages, the group of languages descended from Vulgar Latin spoken across the western provinces of the Roman Empire. In scholarly usage, the standard term is Romance languages or the Romance language family.

Origin and development: After the collapse of the Western Roman Empire, regional Latin varieties diverged due

Geographic distribution and examples: Romance languages are spoken in Europe, the Americas, Africa, and parts of

Linguistic features and classification: The family is typically divided into Western Romance and Eastern Romance, with

Modern use: The Romance languages form one of the largest language groups by number of speakers and

to
geographic,
political,
and
social
separation,
as
well
as
contact
with
other
languages.
From
the
medieval
period
these
varieties
evolved
into
distinct
languages
such
as
Spanish,
Portuguese,
French,
Italian,
Romanian,
and
Catalan.
The
process
involved
loss
of
Latin
inflections,
changes
in
phonology
and
syntax,
and
later
standardization.
Asia.
Major
languages
include
Spanish,
Portuguese,
French,
Italian,
Romanian,
and
Catalan;
there
are
many
regional
languages
and
varieties
such
as
Galician,
Occitan,
and
Sardinian,
the
latter
often
treated
as
a
distinct
branch.
Western
Romance
further
subdivided
into
branches
such
as
Ibero-Romance
and
Italo-Romance.
Common
features
include
loss
of
Latin
noun
case
endings,
development
of
definite
articles,
and
general
simplification
of
the
nominal
and
verbal
systems.
Romanian
retains
some
nominal
case
distinctions
and
an
article
that
attaches
to
the
noun’s
end.
global
influence,
with
official
status
in
many
countries
and
widespread
presence
in
education,
media,
and
culture.
The
term
Romancelanguage
is
not
widely
used
in
contemporary
linguistics,
but
may
appear
in
discussions
of
historical
connections
among
these
languages.