Swiss german, spoken

[Peter Constable]

> From: ietf-languages-bounces at alvestrand.no [mailto:ietf-languages-
> bounces at alvestrand.no] On Behalf Of Michael Everson


> A language is a language. EVERY language can be written.
> Representation of dialect forms of written language is not a question
> of written/unwritten.

I agree. There may be a need to distinguish a variety of some language
that is most typically associated with written expression, but it's just
another variety, and any variety can be spoken or written.



Peter Constable