Re: Intro and other
| From: | Thomas R. Wier <trwier@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, December 31, 2001, 19:16 |
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Quoting Padraic Brown <agricola@...>:
> Am 31.12.01, Joe Hill yscrifef:
>
> > > I thought that was Frisian; though I'd vote for Doric. Of course,
> > > this all requires a specific definition of what is and is not
> > > actually "English".
> > >
> > > > Gregory Gadow
> >
> > It's Frisian, unless you count Scots as a language rather than a
> dialect.
>
> I rather think that's what I just did! ;) (Though we should
> specify which Scots!)
Isn't Scots kinda the inverse of the Hindi-Urdu situation --
basilectal varieties have very low intelligibility with Standard
English varieties, but acrolectal varieties are little different
from RP?
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