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		Arnt on July 4, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: African American Vernacular English Is Not Standar... One of my language books offers a serious-ish witticism as definition: A language is a dialect that has a capital.

mcguire on July 5, 2016 [–]

So,now,a language is a dialect with capital?

Arnt on July 5, 2016 | [–]

Perhaps I should have said a capital city or a seat of government.

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