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In 2004 the Communists were in power in Republic of Moldova. But in December 2013 Moldovan court rules official language is 'Romanian,' replacing Soviet-flavor
by liviu 13y ago
In 2004 the Communists were in power in Republic of Moldova.
But in December 2013 Moldovan court rules official language is 'Romanian,' replacing Soviet-flavored 'Moldovan':
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/12/05/moldovan-court-rules-official-language-is-romanian-replacing-soviet-flavored/ http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/12/05/moldovan-court-rules...
Just as there is no 'Austrian language', is German only.
Or 'Switzerland language', is German, French and Italian.
Edit: Of course there is heavy dialect or accent of the language in Switzerland and Austria, but I was talking about high language.
- the_mitsuhiko 13y agoJFTR: Austrian German is a protected language within the EU.
- whyenot 13y agoSwiss German is a real thing and quite different from high German.
- liviu 13y agoSure, we can argue about Italian dialects varieties, but in fact all are the same language: Italian.
- stefantalpalaru 13y agoItaly is not a good example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Italy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Italy There are languages and dialects here that are incomprehensible to a native Italian speaker.
- stefantalpalaru 13y agoWhat would linguists say if, for political reasons, Swiss German starts being called simply "Swiss"?
- reirob 13y agoI guess that French and Italian speaking Swiss people would have a veto on this ;-)