Post #569950

2026-03-07 12:27 UTC

I understand the question. French people think that the Canadian French dialect spoken in Quebec sounds different, because it does, but you can still understand. They’re still mutually intelligible just with some different words and accents. OP is asking what the English variations there are throughout the world. I am curious if Jamaican Patois would count as a different language entirely, just with some recognizable English words. Wa go on? –> hello. (Etymology: What’s going on?)

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@frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml 2026-03-07 13:34

I understand the question. Oh good! 😮‍💨 OP is asking what the English variations there are throughout the world. Then why did she ask about Norwegian? Why did she say “of your language” rather than English? Ehy did she answer my question by saying she means dialects from the Americas? I am curious if Jamaican Patois would count as a different language entirely There’s no academic/formal definition of what counts as a different language rather than a variant. Then it gets politically contested: peoples who want to assert their separatedness claim their language is totally different (e.g. Ulster Scots). That’s one reason if you ask “How many languages are there in the world?”, linguists tell ya “Between 4000 and 8000”

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