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Peer reviewedSt. Clair, Robert – Language Sciences, 1973
The claim that dialects of a language do not always share the same underlying forms is known as the independency principle. (DD)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Dialects, Grammar, Language Patterns
Download full textCheng, Chin-Chuan – 1993
Measurement of the mutual intelligibility of dialects of a language is discussed. The focus is on several theoretical constructs in measurement, illustrated with data from an earlier study of the mutual intelligibility of 17 Chinese dialects. Measurement procedures are also explained. It is proposed that mutual intelligibility is based on the…
Descriptors: Chinese, Classification, Dialects, Language Patterns
STIMSON, HUGH – 1966
MUTUAL INTELLIGIBILITY, WHICH SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN THE INITIAL BASIS FOR CHINESE DIALECT CLASSIFICATION, ALONG WITH GEOGRAPHIC PROXIMITY HAS PROVIDED A FAIRLY REALISTIC GROUPING OF THE MANDARIN DIALECTS. IT NOW SEEMS DESIRABLE TO WORK OUT A FORMAL DEFINITION IN PRECISE LINGUISTIC TERMS OF WHAT CONSTITUTES A MANDARIN DIALECT AND TO DISCOVER WHETHER…
Descriptors: Chinese, Contrastive Linguistics, Descriptive Linguistics, Diachronic Linguistics
Gee, James Paul, Ed.; And Others – 1973
This volume includes 12 of the 24 papers presented at the Third Annual California Linguistics Conference. Selections are drawn from each of the four sessions, covering semantic and lexical structure, phonology, syntax, and language in context. Each of the papers includes a bibliography, as well as diagrams, charts, and appendixes when necessary.…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Distinctive Features (Language), Dutch, German
