So the next question is: why is French a Romance language?

下面又有一个问题：为什么法语是一种罗曼语？

youdao

It does happen: Romanian, a Romance language, is influenced by Slavic grammar, for example.

不过，确有借用语法的：比如，属于罗曼语的罗马尼亚语，其语法就受到斯拉夫语的影响。

youdao

Forget French and Italian, the real romance language is whatever the object of your affections speaks.

不管是法语还是意大利语，真正浪漫的语言是从你的爱侣口中说出的话语。

youdao

Some linguists, though, instead classify them as separate languages within a language family, analogous to the French, Spanish and Italian languages within the Romance language family.

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