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Re:The lost letters of the English alphabet by Shorel on Monday January 16, 2017 @10:30AM (#13410465)
Creole languages have a very simplified grammar compared to their parent languages.

It all points to the case that English is actually a creole language.

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Re:The lost letters of the English alphabet by amyjess on Monday January 16, 2017 @02:11PM (#13412133)
English doesn't quite meet the criteria of being a creole, though.

Superstratum/substratum theory applies here. English has an Ingvaeonic superstratum and multiple substrata, from Old Norse and Norman French at least, if not more.

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Re:The lost letters of the English alphabet by jacobush on Monday January 16, 2017 @12:38PM (#13411473)
But from pretty closely related languages.
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