What makes a dialect a dialect and not a new language? 673 viewsJanuary 3, 2024 Question92.17K September 29, 2020 0 Comments Sometimes dialect sounds so different that it sounds like a language on its own? How do linguists classify a dialect as dialect? In: Other 5 Answers ActiveNewestOldest Anonymous Posted September 29, 2020 0 Comments An extreme generalization I learned was that basically if two people can generally hold an understandable conversation with each other even using different words/rules, that’s a dialect. If they can’t, it’s a different language. You are viewing 1 out of 5 answers, click here to view all answers. Register or Login
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