Represent the dialog for retrieving similar scenarios Speaker2: Hi Speaker1
Speaker1: Oh, hi Fran
Speaker2: I guess you're as horrified by tomorrow's exam as I am
Speaker1: I guess so too
Speaker2: I didn't really understand the part about substrata and superstrata
Speaker1: It's easy actually, plus there is a good Wikipedia page about them XD
Speaker2: I trust your notes from class more than Wiki
Speaker1: And rightly so! Anyway
Speaker2: I'm listening (or rather reading)
Speaker1: A substratum or substrate is essentially a language that existed in a given territory before another language
Speaker2: Ok
Speaker1: Then people speaking a different language arrived in that territory and slowly their language became the dominant one
Speaker2: And then the older language influences the new one, right?
Speaker1: Yes. The substratum slowly disappears but leaves some traces in the new language (the superstratum) like some words, pronunciation aspects and so on
Speaker2: Ok, so for example the Etruscan language was the substratum and Latin the superstratum, right?
Speaker1: Yes, and Etruscan influenced the local variety of latin in later centuries
Speaker2: Ok
Speaker1: I have a question too
Speaker2: You? I thought you were Mr. Perfect Notes
Speaker1: I am, but I missed two lessons in November
Speaker2: Ok
Speaker1: So... what was exactly the story with the name "Mediolanum"?
Speaker2: Ok, I know this one. In the ancient Celtic languages the Indoeuropean consonant "p" wasn't pronounced, for example the word for "father" was "athir" (vs. "pater" in Latin for example). So according to many scholars "Mediolanum" came from "medio-" and "planum" because there is no "p", so it's basically "in the middle of the plane".
Speaker1: Ok! Thanks
Speaker2: You're more than welcome, you helped me too
Speaker1: ;)
Speaker2: Good luck for tomorrow!
Speaker1: Godspeed!
Represent the dialog scenario for retrieval Speaker2 and Speaker1 are worrying about their exam tomorrow. Speaker2 uses Speaker1's notes. Speaker1 explains the notions of substrata, superstrata, and Mediolanum to her.
Represent the dialog scenario for retrieval Speaker1 and Speaker3 plan to have a barbeque at Speaker3's place on Saturday. They are happy, because Tad'Speaker2 moved to Scotland. Speaker3 needs Speaker1's advice on garden design.