Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/05/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan, I'm agree with you, this is the real difference beyond other considerations or maybe politics interests. Did you know that the Catalan TV has been prohibited in Valencia by the PP? and many people is protesting for this. Saludos Lluis El 25/05/2011, a las 21:29, Nathan Wajsman escribi?: > Valenciano is una tonter?a (a joke). The only place I ever hear it > is in some god-forsaken inland village. I have never heard it on the > street in Valencia, Alicante or Benidorm. There is a TV channel > broadcasting in that language, which I watch from time to time--when > they have a football game I want to see :-) > > Linguistically, it is indeed just a dialect of Catalan. But the > difference is that Catalan is widely used, including in Barcelona, > there is literature in it etc. Valenciano is a dying language, being > artificially maintained by wasting schoolchildren's time learning it > instead of something useful like German. > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.nathanfoto.com > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > YNWA > > > > > > > > On May 25, 2011, at 11:36 AM, PHC wrote: > >> Careful Lluis - certain factions in Valencia would lynch you if you >> suggest that Valenciano is really Catalan! It is, of course, but it >> seems to be a sore subject... >> >> I did live in Valencia for a couple of years - and a GREAT couple >> of years they were too - but sadly my Valenciano could hardly be >> considered beyond the infantile. My Castillano isn't much better >> now I come to think of it. >> >> I leave the linguistic stuff to 'Er indoors. I speak the universal >> language of photography! (Although some might say my pronunciation >> is a little stilted...) >> >> Take care, >> >> P. >> >> Paul Hardy Carter >> www.paulhardycarter.com >> www.theconstanteye.com >> www.twitter.com/paulhardycarter >> Skype: paulhardycarter >> Location and Directions >> Mobile: +44 (0)75 4018 1784 >> Studio: +44 (0)20 7277 0778 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On 24 May 2011, at 21:46, Lluis Ripoll wrote: >> >>> Hi Paul, >>> >>> Thank you very much for your kind comment, I was quite surprised >>> of your Catalan language understood, I remember you have a greta >>> series of Valencia, maybe this is the reason? >>> >>> cheers >>> Lluis >>> >>> >>> El 24/05/2011, a las 11:33, PHC escribi?: >>> >>>> Very nice Lluis. I particularly like the Catalan 'Guillotine >>>> Humour': >>>> >>>> RETALLEM DESPESA POLITICA >>>> >>>> P. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information