printability and standardization

[Stan & Sandy Anonby]

So Auvergnat, Gascon, Languedocien, and Limousin aren't Provençal?

So the ploynomic writing system is broken into many varieties.  But the main
variety is..?

Stan

----- Original Message -----
From: "Blanchet Philippe" <philippe.blanchet at uhb.fr>
To: <lgpolicy-list at ccat.sas.upenn.edu>
Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 1:24 PM
Subject: Re: printability and standardization


> Stan & Sandy Anonby a écrit :
> >
> > Thank you for clarifying.  Is this polynomic broken into many varieties,
for
> > example the three varieties you gave earlier?
>
> More than this, those three main varieties are themselves composed of
> many more local varieties with slight differences (like all languages!).
>
>  Or are these three varieties
> > the "spontaneous adaptations" you refer to as #2?
>
> No, the "adaptations of the French system" are one of the writing
> systems. The varieties are linguistic dialectal varieties. The writing
> systems are applied to them (mainly the first one, made for this).
>
>  What about Auvergnat,
> > Gascon, Languedocien, Limousin?
>
> They are distinct languages with distinct written traditions and
> different spellings.
> >
> > Stan
> >
> >
> Ph. B.
>