Les langues romanes proviennent-elles du latin classique ?

The two well-known theses concerning the origin of the Romance languages are discussed in this paper, that which postulates a chronological succession of Classical and Vulgar Latin, and that which presumes their simultaneity. On the basis of the recent literature the respective arguments are reconsidered and a synthesis will be proposed which shows that the apparently contradictory theses are not incompatible, and to what degree they are only partly accurate.Kiesler Reinhard. Les langues romanes proviennent-elles du latin classique ?. In: Latin vulgaire – latin tardif IX. Actes du IXe colloque international sur le latin vulgaire et tardif, Lyon 2-6 septembre 2009. Lyon : Maison de l'Orient et de la Méditerranée Jean Pouilloux, 2012. pp. 177-182. (Collection de la Maison de l'Orient méditerranéen ancien. Série philologique, 49