Pronunciation Challenge What makes a language... a language?

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How come some people can't understand each other when they speak dialects of the same language? How come other groups of people can easily understand each other when they speak completely different languages?

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Perhaps surprisingly, the distinction between a language and a dialect usually has nothing to do with pronunciation, vocabulary, or any other linguistic features.

Key Vocabulary

1. distinction

distinction

[dɪˈstɪŋk.ʃən] (n.)

2. perhaps

perhaps

[pɚˈhæps] (adv.)

3. linguistic

linguistic

[lɪŋˈɡwɪs.tɪk] (adj.)