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== Galanglic (Language) History & Background == | == Galanglic (Language) History & Background == | ||
| − | The | + | 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. |
| − | After the Terran forces conquered the [[ | + | 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. |
== Galanglic (Language) Etymology == | == Galanglic (Language) Etymology == | ||
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Galanglic (Language) Synopsis
Anglic aka Galanglic (for Galactic Anglic) is the official language of the Third Imperium. A distant descendent of Terran English, Anglic was used as a general communication language between people among the terran forces - even though most of them had a different mother tongue, depending to their country of birth.
Galanglic (Language) Description
On many worlds, 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 civilizations which were incorporated in the first Imperium, or one of the Terran languages.
The 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.
In addition, broad areas within the Third Imperium have established their own pronunciation patterns; accepted dialects include:
- Rim (which includes Terra),
- Core (the central region of the Imperium),
- Riftian (the spinward frontiers), and...
- Transform (the Antares region).
Galanglic (Language) History & Background
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.
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.
Galanglic (Language) Etymology
Modern Anglic naturally includes words from various origins, notably many Vlani words. In addition the evolution of the language has made it completely different from the old Terran English.