Oh Latin, "Mater" figure

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Though much of the video, "Latin and it's Indo-European Language Family" focuses generally on Latin and it's relation to certain languages, there are many key points that are made regarding the major influence that Latin has on current romance languages. Even when presented with the same word in languages that are not closely related to/dependent upon Latin, ties are made by factors as small as one-letter changes. Additionally, the impression is given, through the many connections made between Latin vocabulary and that of said romance languages, that such languages would not exist as they do, would not be spoken as they are, without Latin.

Within the video, it is stated that over 800 million people speak a language derived from Latin. That's astounding! Impressive numbers aside, this is clear evidence that Latin is not dead, as it has merely changed, and these new languages, like french and spanish, are but "modern forms of Latin" as the narrartor claims. We can't forget to pay homage to Latin for serving as a parental figure of languages, so to speak, and to give it the proper credit for it's contribution to modern languages. we metaphorically plagerize, and copy off the language without citation, and so many people today don't truly know how much Latin has and will effect the language they speak everyday.

Latin clearly is a piece of many languages, languages which are typically also derived from various others. How do you think this fact will affect how long these types of languages will last, if at all?

latintutorial. (March 13, 2011) "Latin and it's Indo-European Language Family" Retrived April 29, 2012 from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPh03KsGrAA