Talk:Hubert Lyautey

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Is there any proof that the famous dialect-quote is really from Lyautey? Most other sources on the internet seem to attribute it to Max Weinreich or Joshua Fishman, see for example http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Linguistics/armynavy.html

[edit] Where did Lyautey make his statement on dialect and language?

Max Weinreich clearly attributed the statement with which he is so frequently credited, to an auditor at one of his lectures. The description of that person does not appear to fit Joshua Fishman. See item 6 at http://shakti.trincoll.edu/~mendele/vol15/vol15022.htm. The attribution to Lyautey is also frequently made and chronologically he could be a prior source. However, the online assertions do not provide a bibliographic reference for Lyautey's statement. Can the author of the present article provide this?

[edit] Quote about trees

I thought the tree quote was from Napoléon? At least I've seen it attributed to the emperor... fdewaele 30 May 2006, 16:00 CET.

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