Hello Imre,
Ouch! Not sure I would call UK and US English the same language now - on
many scales I would argue they are two dialects of English, but hey, I
suspect we are getting somewhat off-topic here with our discussions of
various Germanic family dialects/languages.
Kve?ja,
Sarah.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Imre" <hobbi-germanista@...>
To: <norse_course@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 6:11 PM
Subject: Re: [norse_course] 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
------
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
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