Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/14
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I can't take the credit for that thought ... It's one of the "truths" you
run into when you study language typology ("types of languages"). If
anyone is interested, I'll dig up the proper reference :)
Daniel
On Thu, 14 Aug 2003 Afterswift@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 8/13/03 11:45:05 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> daniel.ridings@muspro.uio.no writes:
>
> > In general, you can say that "languages" are "dialects" that have acquired
> > an army and a navy.
> ---------------
> Daniel,
>
> The above is a keeper. I reckon Marx would retort: "Languages are "dialects"
> that have acquired capital through the systematic exploitation of labor. What
> a great list. Leica people are internationalists and always see 'outside the
> viewfinder.'
>
> br
>
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