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French or German

Poll ended at Fri Aug 31, 2012 5:46 am

French
60
46%
German
71
54%
 
Total votes : 131

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Fransikania
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Postby Fransikania » Thu Aug 30, 2012 12:55 pm

Serzchepha wrote:Create a constructed language incorporating aspects of both French and German.



I gues that is possible.
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Postby The Zeonic States » Thu Aug 30, 2012 12:57 pm

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Postby Rynatia » Thu Aug 30, 2012 12:58 pm

If you must, French. No multiple meanings.

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Postby Nachfolgia » Thu Aug 30, 2012 12:59 pm

German of course

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Postby Uirokeilendh » Thu Aug 30, 2012 1:03 pm

Serzchepha wrote:Create a constructed language incorporating aspects of both French and German.

English sort of already does that...
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Postby Nordengrund » Thu Aug 30, 2012 1:41 pm

German because it is easier to communicate with us.
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Postby Varijnland » Thu Aug 30, 2012 1:51 pm

Uirokeilendh wrote:
Serzchepha wrote:Create a constructed language incorporating aspects of both French and German.

English sort of already does that...

No no no no no no no it doesn't.
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And it was Old Norman-French, quite different than French.

Sorry to be so picky but I am an amature linguist.

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Fransikania
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Postby Fransikania » Thu Aug 30, 2012 3:27 pm

German will be the national languge of the Imperial Federation of Fransikania, 37 % of the population speaks German as a first language

French will be the largest regional language. 43,8 % of the population speaks French as a first language


as of now

The national language of the Imperial Federation of Fransikania is German

and the regional langauges are French, English, Spanish , Russian, Italian. Norwegian. Swedish. Latin and Romansh
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Postby Grand Britannia » Thu Aug 30, 2012 3:34 pm

English.
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Fransikania
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Postby Fransikania » Thu Aug 30, 2012 3:39 pm

Grand Britannia wrote:English.



As the federal government have stated.

German will be the national langauge
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Postby Phing Phong » Thu Aug 30, 2012 4:32 pm

What will the political repercussions be from this decision, particularly considering the great annoyance such a change will cause the French-speaking population?
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Postby Auzkhia » Thu Aug 30, 2012 4:36 pm

why we are Trilingual (German French and Italian) and we get by fine but German is the de facto national language of Auzkhia
so whatever has the highest amount of natives speakers you could consider the official language
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Postby Bering » Thu Aug 30, 2012 4:37 pm

Both or maybe regionally

If forced to choose German the Franks (founded France and Germany) after all were German

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Postby Den Svenska Riket » Thu Aug 30, 2012 4:39 pm

I think of German as a strong and powerful language. I started taking it so I know. I consider French to be a more girly language (no offense to any Frenchies here) i would pick more than one language or make your own but German in this case. We use New Swedish (our version), old swedish, english and some speak German
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Fransikania
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Postby Fransikania » Thu Aug 30, 2012 4:42 pm

Phing Phong wrote:What will the political repercussions be from this decision, particularly considering the great annoyance such a change will cause the French-speaking population?



Well the only reprecussion will be that all offial papers will now only be in German.

Before they where in French and German.



It should be said that the French speaking population understands and speak German very well. So it will not be any big problems.
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Byzantium Imperium
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Postby Byzantium Imperium » Thu Aug 30, 2012 4:43 pm

Latin like any civilized nation. :P

Jests aside, why only one? We have two ourselves and multiple regional languages.

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Postby Fransikania » Thu Aug 30, 2012 4:44 pm

Byzantium Imperium wrote:Latin like any civilized nation. :P

Jests aside, why only one? We have two ourselves and multiple regional languages.




Fransikania does have many regional languages.
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Yankee Empire
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Postby Yankee Empire » Thu Aug 30, 2012 4:45 pm

I'd say bilingual as well, but if your are to choose one i'd say French it's a far more elegant language in my opinion when speaking english I even prefer hearing the french over the german accent.
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Postby Brystolville » Thu Aug 30, 2012 9:26 pm

While both languages have made significant contributions to social progress and the political left, the French language is far more multicultural and global in perspective. The structure of the German language has strong reactionary elements, as most of its vocabulary is formed by recombining lexical roots from Old High German, a feudal and reactionary language, which allows conservatives, nationalists, and fascists to retain ideological control of the language by using traditional, native German roots to create new vocabulary, instead of opening the language to global, multicultural, and progressive influences. Thus, even though the revolutionary works of Marx, Engels, and Kautsky were written in German, the structure of the language closes the minds of its speakers to further social and political progress, and keeps German-speakers idelogically rooted in the Christian, tribalistic Dark Ages.

French has a much more extensive history of revolutionary thought, rooted in the secular Enlightenment ideals of the French Revolution, and Francophone culture has remained near the cutting edge of leftist politics, Westernisation, and social liberation. French is spoken by more nonwhites than German is, and has no association with Fascism.
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Alqania
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Postby Alqania » Fri Aug 31, 2012 2:50 am

Brystolville wrote:While both languages have made significant contributions to social progress and the political left, the French language is far more multicultural and global in perspective. The structure of the German language has strong reactionary elements, as most of its vocabulary is formed by recombining lexical roots from Old High German, a feudal and reactionary language, which allows conservatives, nationalists, and fascists to retain ideological control of the language by using traditional, native German roots to create new vocabulary, instead of opening the language to global, multicultural, and progressive influences. Thus, even though the revolutionary works of Marx, Engels, and Kautsky were written in German, the structure of the language closes the minds of its speakers to further social and political progress, and keeps German-speakers idelogically rooted in the Christian, tribalistic Dark Ages.

French has a much more extensive history of revolutionary thought, rooted in the secular Enlightenment ideals of the French Revolution, and Francophone culture has remained near the cutting edge of leftist politics, Westernisation, and social liberation. French is spoken by more nonwhites than German is, and has no association with Fascism.


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Postby Yankee Empire » Fri Aug 31, 2012 3:18 am

You are what you speak? What nonsense, at least to a point.
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Postby Den Svenska Riket » Fri Aug 31, 2012 2:43 pm

Brystolville wrote:While both languages have made significant contributions to social progress and the political left, the French language is far more multicultural and global in perspective. The structure of the German language has strong reactionary elements, as most of its vocabulary is formed by recombining lexical roots from Old High German, a feudal and reactionary language, which allows conservatives, nationalists, and fascists to retain ideological control of the language by using traditional, native German roots to create new vocabulary, instead of opening the language to global, multicultural, and progressive influences. Thus, even though the revolutionary works of Marx, Engels, and Kautsky were written in German, the structure of the language closes the minds of its speakers to further social and political progress, and keeps German-speakers idelogically rooted in the Christian, tribalistic Dark Ages.

French has a much more extensive history of revolutionary thought, rooted in the secular Enlightenment ideals of the French Revolution, and Francophone culture has remained near the cutting edge of leftist politics, Westernisation, and social liberation. French is spoken by more nonwhites than German is, and has no association with Fascism.

most of this is true but the bolded area isnt. Vichy France was very close to the Fascist German government for 4 years so French has a little association with Fascism
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Postby Nordengrund » Fri Aug 31, 2012 3:10 pm

Why not be bilingual like Canada?
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