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Vimzy Posted 14 years ago
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Can you please tell me what this quote means: "A language is a dialect with a Navy" and also the context in which it may be used?
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vimzy A language is a dialect with a Navy Languages are dialects belonging to larger groups of people, primarily nations that are large enough to have military forces. vimzy and also the context in which it may be used? It is a rather jocular definition of 'language' and 'dialect', so use it when you wish your listeners to laugh.
- vimzy A language is a dialect with a Navy Languages are dialects belonging to larger groups of people, primarily nations that are large enough to have military forces.
- vimzy and also the context in which it may be used?
- It is a rather jocular definition of 'language' and 'dialect', so use it when you wish your listeners to laugh.
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vimzyA language is a dialect with a NavyLanguages are dialects belonging to larger groups of people, primarily nations that are large enough to have military forces.
vimzyand also the context in which it may be used?It is a rather jocular definition of 'language' and 'dialect', so use it when you wish your listeners to lau
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I am sorry, I still don't understand. Could you explain it with an example?
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English is a language: the UK and the US both have navies.
Cockney and African-American Vernacular are dialects: the speakers of neither of those dialects have navies.
Moral: A language is spoken by a larger number of people than are dialects.
Cockney and African-American Vernacular are dialects: the speakers of neither of those dialects have navies.
Moral: A language is spoken by a larger number of people than are dialects.
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