Lazzat
When Donna took this picture at Lazzat Restaurant, my friends and I were in the middle of a ‘hot’ debate about a dialect.
“I might speak a different Spanish from Catalina because we came from two different countries, but I’m sure we speak the same language,” said Amaia. Catalina nodded in agreement.
“But,” Sebastian interrupted, “I think you speak a different dialect. In German, we speak different dialects too.”
“No, I don’t think so,” Amaia gave a final say.
I think these people are pure linguists. They are discussing exactly the classic thing that many linguists have been arguing about – the blurry definition of a dialect and a standard language.
“Look people,” I commanded the table, “this issue is happening in English as well. The native speakers see themselves as true speakers of English, while the other varieties are treated as dialects. But what is native actually? The Singaporeans will be very unhappy if we claim that they speak a dialect of English language.”
“But I still think these girls speak a different dialect,” said Sebastian, who seemed to enjoy his lunch and can’t wait to finish his nasi goreng with his chopsticks.
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