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[[Anglic (language)|Anglic]] is a [[language]] that is used by the [[Solomani]] race of [[Humaniti]] whereever they reside.
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#REDIRECT [[Anglic]]
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* It is a hypercentral language and is often used as a ''lingua franca'' (trade language) throughout [[Charted Space]]. The dominant dialect of [[Anglic]] is called [[Core Anglic]] although lay people often use the terms interchangeably.
 
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* There is decidedly French influence on the Anglic of the Third Imperium. {{Page cite|name=Agent of the Imperium|page= 249|citeName=AotI1}}
 
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== Description (Specifications) ==
 
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''Anglic'' (also known as ''Galanglic'' for Galactic Anglic) is one of the official languages of the [[Third Imperium]]. 
 
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* A distant descendent of [[Terra (SR 1827) (world)|Terran]] [[English language|English]], Anglic was used as a general communication language between people among the [[Solomani|Terran]] forces - even though most of them had a different mother tongue, depending on their country of birth.
 
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* On many [[world]]s, Anglic is only a second language used for system traffic control, commercial operations, and interstellar communications. Indeed, according to the initial waves of settlements a world has known in its history, the local language(s) may well be [[Vilani]], a language from one of the many human [[civilization]]s which were incorporated in the first Imperium, or one of the [[Terra (SR 1827) (world)|Terran]] languages.
 
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=== Writing System/s ===
 
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Anglic uses two primary scripts, both considered official:
 
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* Terran Latin-based alphanumeric alphabet.
 
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* Vilani hybrid abugida-alphabetic script.
 
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=== Dialects ===
 
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The [[Third Imperium]] has not been able to prevent the emergence of a wide variety of Anglic dialects. Interstellar communications, holocrystals, and recordings help to spread a uniform pronunciation of Anglic throughout the entire Imperium. Within the Imperium, any Anglic speaker can understand almost any other, but isolated communities on worlds with little contact with the interstellar trade lanes shift their speech patterns to form dialects.
 
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In addition, broad areas within the [[Third Imperium]] have established their own pronunciation patterns; accepted dialects include:
 
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* [[Rim anglic|Rim]] (which includes Terra),
 
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* [[Core anglic|Core]] (the central region of the Imperium),
 
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* [[Riftian]] (the spinward frontiers), and...
 
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* [[Transform]] (the Antares region).
 
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* [[Galaach]] an Anglic derived trade language used in the [[Ushran Empire]]
 
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=== Structure ===
 
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For the most part, most variations of modern Anglic use structures similar to modern English, as is still used on Terra.
 
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==== Morphology ====
 
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Most variations of modern Anglic use morphologies very similar to modern English, as is still used on Terra.
 
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==== Phonology ====
 
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Most variations of modern Anglic use phonologies very dissimilar to modern English, as is still used on Terra.
 
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==== Grammar ====
 
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Grammar is the structure of a language.
 
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* Much like [[Terran]] [[German]], Modern Anglic capitalizes all nouns, whether proper or not, unlike [[Terran]] [[English]]. This often leads to conflict with English speakers who use a different system of grammatical rules for capitalization of words.
 
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== History & Background (Historical Linguistics) ==
 
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The [[First Imperium]] itself had several languages: it had been born out of a gathering of worlds which all had their own civilizations and languages. However, given the centralized structure of the [[First Imperium]], the [[Vilani]] language had imposed itself as a common language.
 
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After the Terran forces conquered the [[First Imperium]], Anglic became naturally the official language of the [[Rule of Man]] (or the [[Second Imperium]] -2294 to -1776) and remained a common interstellar language for trade and commerce during the [[Long Night]]. Its widespread use on the original worlds of the Imperium made it the natural language when the [[Third Imperium]] was established.
 
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=== Etymology ===
 
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Modern Anglic naturally includes words from various origins, notably many [[Vilani]] words. In addition the evolution of the language has made it completely different from the old Terran English.
 
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== Worlds and sectors  ==
 
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This language is primarily in use in the following areas:
 
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* [[Charted Space]]
 
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** Especially the [[Solomani Confederation]] and [[Third Imperium]]
 
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== References and contributors ==
 
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{{Intermediate}}
 
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{{Sources
 
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|S1= {{Ludography cite|name= Grand Census|page=8}}
 
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|S2= {{Ludography cite|name= Imperial Encyclopedia|page=17}}
 
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|S3= {{Ludography cite|name= Players' Manual|page=33}}
 
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|S4= {{Ludography cite|name= GURPS Traveller Core Rules|page=}}
 
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|S5= {{Ludography cite|name= Encyclopaedia Dagudashaag|page=119}}
 
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|S6= {{Ludography cite|name= Agent of the Imperium |page=|article=}} (v1.1 - Annotated)
 
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}}
 
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{{LE|Language}}
 

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