16 juillet 2023
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Maria Zielenbach, « What is the difference between dialects & languages? », Bäume, Wellen, Inseln – Trees, Waves and Islands, ID : 10.58079/pf3y
Every academic field is confronted with terminology that is used and understood without problems by outsiders but which are extremely difficult to define within that field. One example is languages and dialects. These words have a very tangible feeling to them for many non-linguists. You can try it out for yourselves: What do the words language and dialect mean to you? Within linguistics, however, these words are anything but unambiguous. “Define a language” has become a meme among linguists...