May 25, 2005 12:56
19 yrs ago
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English term

a language is a dialect with an army and a navy

English to Italian Other Education / Pedagogy technical
who is the quip above attributed to?
i do not need a translation,but the name of whoever wrote it:it is a hard research, i know! but help me! it is for an exam!please answer! it was written in an article. I cannot provide you further details...

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Max Weinreich

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agree Stefano Asperti : Sooooooooo good!! :o)
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agree Federica D'Alessio : Velocisssima!!
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agree Alberta Batticciotto
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agree giogi : BTW, un consiglio:Steven Pinker, "The Language instinct" Penguin 1994
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una lingua è un dialetto che dispone di un esercito e una marina

Letterale.
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leggiti questo...

e prova a trarre da solo le conclusioni :-).

In bocca al lupo!
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agree Stefano Asperti : Una vera Sherlock Holmes ;-) Brava!!
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grazie dr. Watson ;-))
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