In Britain Latin was practically wiped out by the conquering Anglo-Saxons, from among whose various dialects the root stock of English presently grew. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
The southeastern fringe of it spoke French dialects; the bulk, Frisian, Dutch, and other Low German languages. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
There was a great variety of dialects in Greece, almost every city having its own output of literature. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
Stranger still, some were in modern dialects, English and Italian. 玛丽·雪莱.最后一个人.
One language group that has been keenly discussed is the Basque group of dialects. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.