Re: Branch of English or a Separate Language?

From: Peter T. Daniels (grammatim_at_worldnet.att.net)
Date: 10/06/04 

Date: Wed, 06 Oct 2004 11:16:01 GMT

Aidan Kehoe wrote:
>
> "Peter T. Daniels" <grammatim@worldnet.att.net> writes:
>
> > _Any_ discussion of "language vs. dialect" is not a question of
> > linguistics, but of politics.
>
> Ah, be exact, Peter. It's a question of both. Don't you think Franco would
> have promoted Basque as a dialect if he had a chance of being believed?
> Abstand vs. Ausbau, etc.

I have no idea what you're referring to. Nor do I have any insight into
the mind of the Generalissimo, who is still dead. 

-- 
Peter T. Daniels                       grammatim@att.net

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