Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Language VS Dialect | What are the Differences?

Economist: Differences Between Language and DialectTwo kinds of criteria distinguish languages from dialects. The first are social and political: in this view, “languages” are typically prestigious, official and written, whereas “dialects” are mostly spoken, unofficial and looked down upon. In a famous formulation of this view, “a language is a dialect with an army and a navy”.

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