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By the time of the Middle period, after centuries of diglossia, the [[:w:Celtic languages|Celtic]] influence has made the cognate language unrecognizeable to the [[:w:Viking age|Norsemen]], who ally with their distant cousins against the Christians of the British Isles and become integral to Annerish culture, lending doublets (mostly nominal) in the process. <br> | By the time of the Middle period, after centuries of diglossia, the [[:w:Celtic languages|Celtic]] influence has made the cognate language unrecognizeable to the [[:w:Viking age|Norsemen]], who ally with their distant cousins against the Christians of the British Isles and become integral to Annerish culture, lending doublets (mostly nominal) in the process. <br> | ||
Earlier, a unique substratum, likely [[:w:Paleo-European languages|Old European]], | Earlier, a unique substratum, likely [[:w:Paleo-European languages|Old European]], had left its mark on the language and more specifically on the sociolect of men - the Ceccr - which is driving innovation ever since the earliest of texts. Influence from the original indigenous inhabitants of the archipelago can also be felt in the pragmatics of the different registers of speech. Despite the relentless invasions of Gaelic missionaries, an unmatched matriarchal social order and polytheistic worldview have been steadily developing in the nation for over a millennium which is reflected extensively throughout the known literature that has unfortunately declined after a brutal period of English colonisation in the 1700's. <br> | ||
In modern times, these rich culture and language are endangered and facing extinction in both the homeland and the diaspora in the New World. | In modern times, these rich culture and language are endangered and facing extinction in both the homeland and the diaspora in the New World. | ||