Re: My version

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Francesco Brighenti" <frabrig@...>
wrote:

>
> > If a European language spreads beyond Europe, it is either the
> > same language (American English) or another language (Afrikaans).
> > It is never a dialect in such cases.
>
> Isn't Afrikaans considered a modern dialect of Dutch?
>
> Regards,
> Francesco
>

I've only ever seen Afrikaans described as a separate language, though
of course very closely related to modern Dutch, since they are of
common origin from 17th-century Dutch.

Andrew