We do.To make it simpler, just have less large states form in Western Europe. You could have dozens of Romance languages in what is now France and Spain alone.
We do.To make it simpler, just have less large states form in Western Europe. You could have dozens of Romance languages in what is now France and Spain alone.
It wasn't widely spoken because the level of romanization in Britain was never too high, with a PoD that either changes that, keeps the Island in under Roman central authority for longer or creates a stable splinter state from the most romanized areas, you could get it to be prestigious enough to be taken up by more of the populace.I dunno, other people on here have said before that British Romance was never very popular to begin with. You’d probably end up with a Brittonic language with more Latin loan words than IOTL unless there was an influx of Romance speakers
It wasn't widely spoken because the level of romanization in Britain was never too high.
What I mean is, southeastern Britain is a small piece of Britain.It's actually very debatable. There is strong evidence that British Latin was the main language of southeastern Britain.
It's also the part closest to the continent and so the one place that's easiest to shift to something else, linguistically. I mean, that's probably why it switched to British Latin in the first place. I agree that it's very unsuitable as a place for a hold-out Romance language.What I mean is, southeastern Britain is a small piece of Britain.
If Britain breakes into Celtic statelets like it did in OTL, then a Latin one wouldn't be offplace to pull out a unification, specially considering that many of them they still had familiar/tribal links with their Brytonic neighbors. There is also the interesting fact that absence of latinization doesn't mean absence of romanization. Many Celtic speaking peoples and principalities may still see the old provincial authorities (if not the Empire itself) with some degree of legitimacy, which may had been even more true in an ATL where they don't just pick up and leave (yes, I know they intendente to return). Maybe if something stops the tide of germanic invasions, some consolidation over an ever expanding "Latin" sphere of influence is possible.It's also the part closest to the continent and so the one place that's easiest to shift to something else, linguistically. I mean, that's probably why it switched to British Latin in the first place. I agree that it's very unsuitable as a place for a hold-out Romance language.