[Corpora-List] Phonetic corpora typology

[maxwell]

On Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:15:34 -0500, "Angus B. Grieve-Smith"
<grvsmth at panix.com> wrote:
> Why are linguists trying to distinguish language from dialect in the
> first place?

One reason is to decide whether two varieties can be served by a common
literature.  (Most of the languages/dialects in question are hitherto
unwritten.)  There are many similar practical questions, e.g. for
schooling.

   Mike Maxwell

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