I'd still consider the Doman "language" as a dialect of the Common language now that the lore book is out stating out. As Virella points out, dialect can make a huge difference in communication, even when in a locale that relatively small. I'm Vietnamese. The whole country of Vietnam is relatively the same size as California. It consists of two or three distinct dialects. But I was American born and only exposed to the Central dialect that my family speaks. When I would visit Vietnam, I would have no trouble understanding my family in Hue and the central region. But when I would travel to the South to meet extended family, I could hardly understand them. They have their own slang, and their own pronunciation of our alphabet. I can still make out words and a few phrases, but just in general, its almost like speaking another language.
We should also consider what sort of language Eorzean is. We commonly revert it to English because of, well... the game is localized in English and because of naming conventions though that's more to emphasize cultural influences and inspiration. But for Japanese players, everyone would be speaking Japanese in place of "Eorzean". It could be a TOTALLY different language but you know, imagine the time and resource to develop a new language for a Fantasy game then getting voice actors to learn that.
We should also consider what sort of language Eorzean is. We commonly revert it to English because of, well... the game is localized in English and because of naming conventions though that's more to emphasize cultural influences and inspiration. But for Japanese players, everyone would be speaking Japanese in place of "Eorzean". It could be a TOTALLY different language but you know, imagine the time and resource to develop a new language for a Fantasy game then getting voice actors to learn that.
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