Swiss german, spoken

[John.Cowan]

Michael Everson scripsit:
> At 00:30 +0100 2005-06-12, Debbie Garside wrote:
> >I was not commenting on the particular tag request itself... just the
> >principle of allocating tags to "written" and "spoken"...
> 
> Ys, but that is bollocks. Every language can be written.

Every language can be *transcribed in writing*, but only some have
*written forms*, more or less distinct in grammar and lexis from their
spoken analogues.  The distinction is not a nugatory one.

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