Re: [geolang-comment] what is a language

[John Cowan <jcowan@reutershealth.com>]

Bandholtz, Thomas scripsit:

> They seem to use a rather relaxed definition of what a "language" is,=
>  see:
> *Germany*
> Polabian=20
> Lower Sorbian=20
> Upper Sorbian=20
> Eastern Frisian=20
> Northern Frisian=20
> Dutch=20
> Low Saxon (Low German proper)=20
> Luxembourgian (Moselle Franconian)=20
> High German (proper)=20
> Alemannic (incl. Swiss German) [known as Swabian in Germany]=20
> Bavarian (incl. Austrian German)=20
> Danish=20
> Romani=20
> [Yiddish also reported]=20

That sounds just about right to me.  Where is the relaxed definition?

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