Talk:West Frisian (dialect)

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[edit] Light vs. strong dialects

In the third paragraph, light and strong dialects are discussed, but never defined. I think a brief description of these two terms would be helpful, before jumping into their relative status.--SteveMtl 16:16, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Merging West Frisian (language)

The article West Frisian (language) and this article West Frisian (dialect) are about the same subject and overlap in content. I suggest to merge these pages. Xenan (talk) 11:50, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

Not knowing much about the subject, I tentatively support this. Is my understanding correct that this West Frisian (language) is undocumented and its existence essentially based on speculation? The article is totally uninformative as to how this language differs in any concrete aspect from the West Frisian language or the Frisian languages in general on the one hand, and from the West Frisian (dialect) on the other hand.  --Lambiam 02:24, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

That is indeed my point. It is confusing. The West Frisian language exists, is well documented and internationally recognized. It is in use in Fryslân (Friesland), the northern part of the Netherlands. But the article West Frisian (language) is about a language possibly spoken in the north of North Holland in the past, and supposedly a predecessor of the current dialect. However there is no scientific source for this claim. I personally think the claim is true, but it simply does not belong on Wikipedia because of WP:NOR. And when a proof will be given, it can be mentioned in a History section of West Frisian (dialect). —Preceding unsigned comment added by Xenan (talk • contribs) 06:55, 2 June 2008 (UTC)