LL-L "Language varieties" 2004.08.17 (13) [E]

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A=Afrikaans Ap=Appalachian B=Brabantish D=Dutch E=English F=Frisian
L=Limburgish LS=Lowlands Saxon (Low German) N=Northumbrian
S=Scots Sh=Shetlandic V=(West)Flemish Z=Zeelandic (Zeêuws)
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From: Ben J. Bloomgren <godsquad at cox.net>
Subject: LL-L "Language varieties" 2004.08.17 (08) [E]

Inherent in the two definitions you present of Low German & Old English are
territorial, or geographical parameters, the same that I find I object to in
the case of Low German.

Ron has made an argument in the past that borders need not to exist. In some
senses, I agree with that, but for a list with a broad readership like this
one, I feel that geographic descriptions are not only necessary. They are
essential because someone who has never set foot upon the continent of
Europe will not know the difference between Drenthe and Muensterland. When
tiny towns are used as examples, they leave me in the dust. When I hear "Low
German," it tells me that these are the dialects and languages found within
the northern part of modern Germany. Though the term for those on the
Netherlands side is not as easily brought to mind, I can tell where we are
speaking based on the term "Low German."

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