Re:Raising a Truly Bilingual Child
by Manishearth on Sunday July 23, 2017 @02:03PM
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I mentioned Basque, but Basque is in Spain.
No, I know that Occitan and French are not that different, but they're still pretty different. Like you say, similar to Spanish in closeness -- I would definitely consider them distinct languages that take effort to learn.
Re:Raising a Truly Bilingual Child
by jknightco on Monday July 24, 2017 @01:56AM
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The Basque Country extends past the Pyrenees into France, there are lots of Basque speakers in France. France has historically shut down use of its minority languages, however.
No, I know that Occitan and French are not that different, but they're still pretty different. Like you say, similar to Spanish in closeness -- I would definitely consider them distinct languages that take effort to learn.