2017-01-12, 09:51
Hi,
One last reply because this thread should indeed not turn into a linguistic discussion.
Official language really is more of a political term than a linguistic one. Southern Dutch is the 'official' language in Belgium, much like American English is the 'official' language in the US. Would you refer to US English as a dialect of the Queen's English?
Henk
One last reply because this thread should indeed not turn into a linguistic discussion.
Official language really is more of a political term than a linguistic one. Southern Dutch is the 'official' language in Belgium, much like American English is the 'official' language in the US. Would you refer to US English as a dialect of the Queen's English?
Henk