Was it not you who was arguing for Alemannic linguistic independence?
Alemannic is, after all, the most widely-spoken language in Switzerland.
Mark
On 06/11/05, Alphax alphasigmax@gmail.com wrote:
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Ray Saintonge wrote:
Alphax wrote:
GerardM wrote:
Hoi, A language is a dialect with an army.
I thought it was a navy! :)
That would mean that mountain people could not have their own language.
Well, is there such a thing as a "Swiss Lanuage"? No! They speak French, German and/or Italian, depending on which part of Switzerland they are from! :)
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