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Milky Posted 19 years ago
Linguistics Studies
Which of the following three descriptions best describes dialect?
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00 1 'One of the subordinate forms of varieties of a language arising from local peculiarities of pronunciation and idiom.' [OED] 02 br
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00 2 'Variety of a language spoken by a group of people and having features of vocabulary, grammar, and/or pronunciation that distinguish it from other varieties of the same language. Dialects usually develop as a result of geographic, social, political, or economic barriers between groups of people who speak the same language. When dialects diverge to the point that they are mutually incomprehensible, they become languages in their own right' [Encyclopedia Britannica] 02 br
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00 3 'A dialect is a complete system of verbal communication (oral or signed but not necessarily written) with its own vocabulary and/or grammar.' [Wikipedia] 0-
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00 2 'Variety of a language spoken by a group of people and having features of vocabulary, grammar, and/or pronunciation that distinguish it from other varieties of the same language. Dialects usually develop as a result of geographic, social, political, or economic barriers between groups of people who speak the same language. When dialects diverge to the point that they are mutually incomprehensible, they become languages in their own right' [Encyclopedia Britannica] 02 br
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00 3 'A dialect is a complete system of verbal communication (oral or signed but not necessarily written) with its own vocabulary and/or grammar.' [Wikipedia] 0-
Top answer
org/wiki/Language_is_a_dialect_with_an_army_and_navyc A language is a dialect with an army and a navy.
- org/wiki/Language_is_a_dialect_with_an_army_and_navyc A language is a dialect with an army and a navy.
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00 אַ שפּראַך איז אַ דיאַלעקט מיט אַן אַרמיי און פֿלאָט 02 br
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00 More seriously, I'd go with 2. 0240href http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_is_a_dialect_with_an_army_and_navyc A language is a dialect with an army and a navy.
00 אַ שפּראַך איז אַ דיאַלעקט מיט אַן אַרמיי און פֿלאָט 02 br
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00 More seriously, I'd go with 2. 0240href http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_is_a_dialect_with_an_army_and_navyc A language is a dialect with an army and a navy.
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01 b 00 I would say #3 02 b 00 , Wikipedia then. The other two definitions are biased in my opinion, they consider mainly English and its variations. I already gave my opinion in the other thread about dialects, where I said that in my opinion a dialect is a language that is not standardized and recognized by some kind of institution. A dialect is a langu
01 b 00 I would say #3 02 b 00 , Wikipedia then. The other two definitions are biased in my opinion, they consider mainly English and its variations. I already gave my opinion in the other thread about dialects, where I said that in my opinion a dialect is a language that is not standardized and recognized by some kind of institution. A dialect is a langu
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0 #2 is not correct. 02 br
00 "When dialects diverge to the point that they are mutually incomprehensible, they become languages in their own right" 02 br
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00 That is not always the case. For example, "Chinese" dialects are mutually unintelligible, but "Chinese" is often regarded as being a language. Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian are generally mutually intelligib
00 "When dialects diverge to the point that they are mutually incomprehensible, they become languages in their own right" 02 br
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00 That is not always the case. For example, "Chinese" dialects are mutually unintelligible, but "Chinese" is often regarded as being a language. Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian are generally mutually intelligib
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