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From a historical perspective, the lexical evolution of Luthic reflects the dynamics of contact-induced change. Its early development, shaped by the interaction between Vulgar Latin, Gothic, and other local varieties, produced a highly permeable vocabulary, with significant borrowing and substrate influence. Over time, however, the language underwent a process of stabilisation, whereby external input decreased and internal mechanisms of lexical renewal (such as derivation and compounding) became dominant. Thus, contemporary Luthic is characterised not by openness to extensive borrowing, but by the consolidation of a relatively stable lexicon, which nonetheless bears the traces of its interethnic koiné origins.

The tables below present the lexical similarity coefficients of Luthic with both Germanic and Romance languages. The analysis was carried out by Lúcia Yamane in collaboration with the Department of Linguistics of Ravenna University, drawing on a comparative study of the 110-item Swadesh list. Each item was examined according to semantic equivalence, etymological cognacy, and phonological correspondence.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Lexical similarity coefficients (Germanic)

! !! English !! Icelandic !! German !! Norwegian !! Gothic

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | Luthic

| 50,45% || 51,13% || 53,15% || 54,05% || 62,16%

|}

These findings align with the hypothesis that Luthic occupies an intermediate position between the Romance and Germanic spheres, preserving features of both while maintaining a distinct lexicon. The relatively high affinity with Gothic is particularly noteworthy, as it reinforces the interpretation of Luthic as either a remnant of the East Germanic continuum or a contact-induced hybrid closely aligned with it.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Lexical similarity coefficients (Romance)

! !! French !! Latin !! Spanish !! Romanian !! Portuguese !! Sardinian !! Italian

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | Luthic

| 43,24% || 44,14% || 46,84% || 47,74% || 47,74% || 48,64% || 53,13%

|}

Based on the 110-word list provided by the Global Lexicostatistical Database (cf. Starostin 2016a, 2016b, 2019; Kassian, Starostin, Dybo, Chernov 2010); German Swadesh list adapted from Wunderlich 2015. Adapted for the purposes of the Ravenna University project.

==See also==

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+From a historical perspective, the lexical evolution of Luthic reflects the dynamics of contact-induced change. Its early development, shaped by the interaction between Vulgar Latin, Gothic, and other local varieties, produced a highly permeable vocabulary, with significant borrowing and substrate influence. Over time, however, the language underwent a process of stabilisation, whereby external input decreased and internal mechanisms of lexical renewal (such as derivation and compounding) became dominant. Thus, contemporary Luthic is characterised not by openness to extensive borrowing, but by the consolidation of a relatively stable lexicon, which nonetheless bears the traces of its interethnic koiné origins.
+The tables below present the lexical similarity coefficients of Luthic with both Germanic and Romance languages. The analysis was carried out by Lúcia Yamane in collaboration with the Department of Linguistics of Ravenna University, drawing on a comparative study of the 110-item Swadesh list. Each item was examined according to semantic equivalence, etymological cognacy, and phonological correspondence.
+{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
+|+ Lexical similarity coefficients (Germanic)
+! !! English !! Icelandic !! German !! Norwegian !! Gothic
+|-
+! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | Luthic
+| 50,45% || 51,13% || 53,15% || 54,05% || 62,16%
+|}
+These findings align with the hypothesis that Luthic occupies an intermediate position between the Romance and Germanic spheres, preserving features of both while maintaining a distinct lexicon. The relatively high affinity with Gothic is particularly noteworthy, as it reinforces the interpretation of Luthic as either a remnant of the East Germanic continuum or a contact-induced hybrid closely aligned with it.
+{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
+|+ Lexical similarity coefficients (Romance)
+! !! French !! Latin !! Spanish !! Romanian !! Portuguese !! Sardinian !! Italian
+|-
+! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | Luthic
+| 43,24% || 44,14% || 46,84% || 47,74% || 47,74% || 48,64% || 53,13%
+|}
+Based on the 110-word list provided by the Global Lexicostatistical Database (cf. Starostin 2016a, 2016b, 2019; Kassian, Starostin, Dybo, Chernov 2010); German Swadesh list adapted from Wunderlich 2015. Adapted for the purposes of the Ravenna University project.
 ==See also==