词汇 "a language is a dialect with an army and a navy" 在中文的含义

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a language is a dialect with an army and a navy

US /ə ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ ɪz ə ˈdaɪ.ə.lekt wɪð ən ˈɑːr.mi ənd ə ˈneɪ.vi/
UK /ə ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ ɪz ə ˈdaɪ.ə.lekt wɪð ən ˈɑː.mi ənd ə ˈneɪ.vi/
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短语

语言是拥有陆军和海军的方言

A sociolinguistic adage pointing out that the difference between a language and a dialect is often based on political and military power rather than linguistic criteria.

示例:
The linguist Max Weinreich popularized the saying that a language is a dialect with an army and a navy.
语言学家马克斯·魏因赖希推广了“语言是拥有陆军和海军的方言”这一说法。
When discussing why some regional speeches are called languages while others are not, people often quote that a language is a dialect with an army and a navy.
在讨论为什么某些地区语言被称为语言而其他语言则不然时,人们经常引用“语言是拥有陆军和海军的方言”