Therefore, it was deemed critical by the United States Government that a series of coastal fortifications in New York Harbor be constructed just prior to the War of 1812. After much legal haggling over ownership of the island, the Federal government purchased Ellis Island from New York State in 1808.
The term dialect (from the ancient Greek word Î´Î¹Î¬Î»ÎµÎºÏÎ¿Ï dialektos, diÃ¡lektos, discourse from Î´Î¹Î¬, dia diÃ¡ through and, Î»Î­Î³Ï legÅ) i speak is used in two. Distinct waysâone usage the more common âamong linguists refers to a variety of a language that is a characteristic of a particular group of'the language. s speakershe term is applied most often to regional speech patterns, but a dialect may also be defined by other factors, such as social class.
A language is a dialect with an army and navy. Advertisement His point being that the difference between a language and a dialect was ultimately a political distinction and had little to do with linguistics per se.