Re: A dialect with army and navy...

Hello Sarah,

yes, I have also read the same quote in a Finnish book, it seems to be
well-known for others, too:) I wonder who has the copyrights:) Though
funny but not always true: e.g. the US and Uk have their army and
navy on their own, but still have the same language. [when we
consider African Vernacular English and Scottish dialects, may be not:-
)].

Imre

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Sarah Bowen <sarahbowen@...>

>
> Hi Imre,
>
> Regarding what constitutes a language and what constitutes a

dialect, I

> think one could write a whole book :-) I once heard a tongue-in-

cheek

> definition that makes me smile ... a language is a dialect with an army

and

> a navy!
>
> Kve?ja,
> Sarah.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Imre" <hobbi-germanista@...>
> To: <norse_course@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 10:18 AM
> Subject: [norse_course] Lag, lög and Gesetz, gesetnys