The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #103864   Message #2122014
Posted By: The Borchester Echo
08-Aug-07 - 05:17 PM
Thread Name: Kate Rusby, 'You belong to me'
Subject: RE: Kate Rusby, 'You belong to me'
No it isn't.
Liverpool? Jesus Christ.
The 'uncleboko' troll printed out swathes of my CV the other day.
No idea why but I'm surprised you missed it.
. . . since you have little better to do.



David Crystal, Linguistics Professor at Bangor, said in the Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language:

Varieties of language can be distinguished not only by their vocabulary and grammar, but also by differences in phonology. Where distinctions are limited to phonology, the term accent is often used instead of dialect.

Using this definition, Professor Crystal defined only two true dialects in mainland Britain, Yorkshire Dales and Lowland Scots.

Obviously, many accents think they're bigger than that and have equipped themselves with gunboats and small navies. Their aim is to become dialects and even languages.

I am merely quoting the current academic definition and don't, otherwise, give a toss.

Just go ahead and invent as many dialects as you like.

I thank you.