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Which was said first, ironically, in Yiddish (a language that gains its status as such through its connection with an ethnic group, not military presence).
by akavi 14y ago
Which was said first, ironically, in Yiddish (a language that gains its status as such through its connection with an ethnic group, not military presence).
- joshrotenberg 14y agoLink with more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_language_is_a_dialect_with_an_army_and_navy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_language_is_a_dialect_with_an... a shprakh iz a dialekt mit an armey un flot Yiddish is fascinating. (And entertaining when spoken by Mel Brooks as an Ind ... er, Native American).
- jdmichal 14y agoI could pretty readily read (Latin-transliterated) Yiddish with just a couple years of German language classes. > "Eine Sprache ist ein Dialekt mit einer Armee und einer Flotte"
- joshrotenberg 14y agoYou might enjoy this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qQSAEMq5ko http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qQSAEMq5ko
- jdmichal 14y agoI did! Thank you very much for linking me to it.
- SilasX 14y agoI read an intro to Yiddish when I was in the same position as you, and my immediate reaction was, "Wait, this is just German with some rough edges!"