geni wrote:
Not so much. there are a number of different forms of English and yet it is accepted that there is only one language. In some areas "thou" still exists. In others colour is spelled color. What standisation there is is often not goverment mandated.
--- in mayor cases Academies( or similar institutions) are working on language standardisation. So that are working under Goverment policy on educational and science level. Freedom in that filed is also regulated on Goverment level, so in any case it is political meter. On that level I was talking about.
Linguistics rules are just political will on people language. If you ignore this your opinion will not be righteous.
The oxford manual of style is not writen by the goverment.
Please check this page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style_(spelling)
Part of text: This table gives the accepted spellings (following *government *guidelines and major dictionaries).
I will repeat my sentence:
- Wikipedia is multilingual and multicultural project.
As I sad, culture is connected with language, and culture is spread by communication, beside other ways of communication language is primary one.
.When you read the article about Montenegrin, the language on the English Wikipedia, it explains quite clearly that elements that are to make Montegrin special can be found outside of Montenegro as well.
Do you know what you talk about? Do you know who write those articles? Do you know anything about specifics of Montenegrin dialect of south slavenian languages?
Split of project is not our concern (As Montenegrin people are never participated on this projects or they tried on marginal level), you know well why is was divided on Balkan, but you stay quiet on this. Special regarding Serbian. Wikipedia is used for spreading of nationalism
It shouldn't be
and now when Montenegrin wish to have their own wikipedia on their own language, it become problem.
Well yes because we are yet to establish that the language exists.
But under same rule WMF has given
AND yes it become POLITICAL problem for WMF or one part of their members. I am aware that Serbian community is very strong on WMF.
Not really. the WMF is based in the US the board is mostly from the US and most significant non US chapter is prbably germany.