On Thu, 09 Jul 2015 15:23:50 -0700
"Doug Ewell" <doug_at_ewellic.org> wrote:
> Montenegro could have all the military power in the world, but that
> doesn't make "Montenegrin" a distinct language. It's a dialect of
> Serbian.
"A language is a dialect with an army and a navy." - Variously
attributed, including to Antoine Meillet, who may not have required a
navy.
Richard.
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