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From: deb5@ellis.uchicago.edu (Daniel von Brighoff)
Subject: Re: Flemish and Dutch
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Date: Mon, 8 May 1995 04:57:52 GMT
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In article <3np1oj$i8m@news.ccit.arizona.edu>,
Hung J Lu <hlu@GAS.UUG.Arizona.EDU> wrote:
>Rob Barends (rbarends@bga.com) wrote:
>
>: No, no, no. A dialect is a regional way of pronouncing a national language. 

Properly speaking, that is an "accent".  A regional dialect diverges 
from the standard language in more ways than pronunciation.

So when I say, 
"Yer not from aroun' here, aryeh?"
I'm speaking with an accent.

But when I say,
"Y'allernt from thezeer parts, aryeh?"
I'm speaking dialect.

Da

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