On 11/14/2011 09:08 AM, Michele Neylon :: Blacknight wrote:
Does California have a unique cultural and / or linguistic identity?
Yes. In 1510 California was described thus:
Know, that on the right hand of the Indies there is an island called California very close to the side of the Terrestrial Paradise; and it is peopled by black women, without any man among them, for they live in the manner of Amazons.
With minor adjustments - for instance we have men these days - that certainly defines California. BTW, I find the "unique cultural and/or linquistic identity" to be a rather contrived, and arguably self-serving, formula. There is probably at least as much social gluten among those who play World of Warcraft - a group that definitely has their own language and culture - as there is among the residents of the area once called Aquitaine. --karl--