A language is a dialect with an army and navy
"A language is a dialect with an army and navy" is a quip about the arbitrariness of the distinction between a dialect and a language. It points out the influence that social and political conditions can have over a community's perception of the status of a language or dialect. The adage was popularized by the sociolinguist and Yiddish scholar Max Weinreich, who heard it from a member of the audience at one of his lectures.
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A language is a dialect with an army and navy
"A language is a dialect with an army and navy" is a quip about the arbitrariness of the distinction between a dialect and a language. It points out the influence that social and political conditions can have over a community's perception of the status of a language or dialect. The adage was popularized by the sociolinguist and Yiddish scholar Max Weinreich, who heard it from a member of the audience at one of his lectures.
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"A language is a dialect with ...... dience at one of his lectures.
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"Een taal is een dialect met e ...... ef in een artikel voor de YIVO
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"Língua é um dialeto com exérc ...... ores de uma de suas palestras.
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"Una lingua è un dialetto con ...... nte una delle proprie lezioni.
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Une langue est un dialecte ave ...... que Portail de la linguistique
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«Una lengua es un dialecto con ...... Weinreich, filólogo de ídish.
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"A language is a dialect with ...... dience at one of his lectures.
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"Een taal is een dialect met e ...... ef in een artikel voor de YIVO
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"Língua é um dialeto com exérc ...... ores de uma de suas palestras.
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"Una lingua è un dialetto con ...... nte una delle proprie lezioni.
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Une langue est un dialecte ave ...... que Portail de la linguistique
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«Una lengua es un dialecto con ...... Weinreich, filólogo de ídish.
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A language is a dialect with an army and navy
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Een taal is een dialect met een leger en een vloot
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Uma língua é um dialeto com um exército ou marinha
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Una lengua es un dialecto con un ejército y una marina
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Una lingua è un dialetto con un esercito ed una marina
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Une langue est un dialecte avec une armée et une flotte
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