Library of Congress Classification:Class P, subclass PF -- West Germanic languages
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Subclass PF: West Germanic languages is a classification used by the Library of Congress Classification
system under Class P -- Language and Literature
. This article describes subclass PF, which covers the West Germanic languages
except the English languages (classified under PE
) and Yiddish
(classified under PJ
).
Library of Congress Classification
The Library of Congress Classification is a system of library classification developed by the Library of Congress. It is used by most research and academic libraries in the U.S. and several other countries; for example, Australia and Taiwan, R.O.C. It is not to be confused with the Library of...
system under Class P -- Language and Literature
Library of Congress Classification:Class P -- Language and Literature
Class P: Language and Literature is a classification used by the Library of Congress classification system. This article outlines the subclasses of Class PPPhilology; LinguisticsPAGreek language and literature; Latin language and literature...
. This article describes subclass PF, which covers the West Germanic languages
West Germanic languages
The West Germanic languages constitute the largest of the three traditional branches of the Germanic family of languages and include languages such as German, English, Dutch, Afrikaans, the Frisian languages, and Yiddish...
except the English languages (classified under PE
Library of Congress Classification:Class P, subclass PE -- English language
Subclass PE: English language is a classification used by the Library of Congress Classification system under Class P -- Language and Literature. This article describes subclass PE.- Contents :PE1–3729......English...
) and Yiddish
Yiddish language
Yiddish is a High German language of Ashkenazi Jewish origin, spoken throughout the world. It developed as a fusion of German dialects with Hebrew, Aramaic, Slavic languages and traces of Romance languages...
(classified under PJ
Library of Congress Classification:Class P, subclass PJ -- Oriental philology and literature
Subclass PJ: Oriental philology and languages is a classification used by the Library of Congress classification system under Class P -- Language and Literature...
).
Contents
PF1–5999.......West GermanicWest Germanic languages
The West Germanic languages constitute the largest of the three traditional branches of the Germanic family of languages and include languages such as German, English, Dutch, Afrikaans, the Frisian languages, and Yiddish...
- 1–979.........DutchDutch languageDutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
- 1001–1184.....FlemishFlemishFlemish can refer to anything related to Flanders, and may refer directly to the following articles:*Flemish, an informal, though linguistically incorrect, name of any kind of the Dutch language as spoken in Belgium....
- 1401–1541.....Frisian
- 3001–5999.....GermanGerman languageGerman is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
- 3801–3991....Old High GermanOld High GermanThe term Old High German refers to the earliest stage of the German language and it conventionally covers the period from around 500 to 1050. Coherent written texts do not appear until the second half of the 8th century, and some treat the period before 750 as 'prehistoric' and date the start of...
- 3992–4010....Old Saxon
- 4043–4350....Middle High GermanMiddle High GermanMiddle High German , abbreviated MHG , is the term used for the period in the history of the German language between 1050 and 1350. It is preceded by Old High German and followed by Early New High German...
- 4501–4596....Early Modern German
- 5000–5951....DialectsGerman dialectsGerman dialect is dominated by the geographical spread of the High German consonant shift, and the dialect continuum that connects the German with the Dutch language.-German dialects in relation to varieties of standard German:...
. Provincialism, etc. - 5971–5999....Slang. Argot, etc.
- 3801–3991....Old High German