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Dialectology

Dialectology (from Ancient Greek διάλεκτος, dialektos 'talk, dialect' and -λογία, -logia) is the scientific study of dialects and other forms of language variation, especially variation associated with geographic region. Dialectologists investigate differences in pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary, and how such differences pattern across communities a…

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related to Further reading · 64
Dialectology → Alan, Amsterdam, Applied Linguistics, Archived, Ash, Berlin, Blackwell, Boberg, Bochum, Brockmeyer, Center, Chambers, Charles, Co, Dollinger, Edward, English, Generative, Georgetown University Monograph Series, Goebl
related to Pluricentrism · 15
Dialectology → An, Another, Bokmål, Both, Danish, For, Heinz Kloss, Hindi, Hindustani, In, Norway, Norwegian, Nynorsk, Swedish, Urdu
related to Italian dialects and Corsican · 10
Dialectology → Archivio, Clemente Merlo, Dante Alighieri, De, Graziadio Isaia Ascoli, Italian, Italy, L'Italia, Rivista, The
related to Sources · 7
Dialectology → An Introduction, Deutsch, Dialect, London, Petyt, The, The Study
related to Diglossia · 6
Dialectology → Diglossia, Middle Indo-Aryan, One, Prakrit, Sanskrit, Typically
related to Questionnaires · 6
Dialectology → Dialect, For, Researchers, Some, There, This
has method · 4
Dialectology → Early, More, NORMs, Traditional
related to Early developments · 4
Dialectology → Developments, Indo-European, Over, Proto-Indo-European
related to External links · 1
Dialectology → Linguistic Atlas ProjectOxford Bibliographies
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Dialectology → AbstandspracheLanguage

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dialect dialects linguistic language varieties english data features social used may study work example atlas questionnaires two speakers standard published

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isoglossesinstance ofand represents the geographic distribution of linguistic features using concepts0.80text
dialect boundaries.From the mid-20th century onwardinstance ofand represents the geographic distribution of linguistic features using concepts0.80text
dialectology has increasingly overlapped with sociolinguisticsinstance ofand represents the geographic distribution of linguistic features using concepts0.80text
variationist approachesinstance ofand represents the geographic distribution of linguistic features using concepts0.80text
extending its focus from primarily ruralinstance ofand represents the geographic distribution of linguistic features using concepts0.80text
long-established speakers to include urban varietiesinstance ofand represents the geographic distribution of linguistic features using concepts0.80text
social differentiationinstance ofand represents the geographic distribution of linguistic features using concepts0.80text
and the effects of migrationinstance ofand represents the geographic distribution of linguistic features using concepts0.80text
language contactinstance ofand represents the geographic distribution of linguistic features using concepts0.80text
Proto-Indo-Europeaninstance ofwhere variation across dialects and written records was used to infer earlier stages0.80text
classinstance ofLabov's 1963 study of Martha's Vineyard and his 1966 dissertation on the social stratification of English in New York City introduced quantitative methods and demonstrated that…0.80text
ageinstance ofLabov's 1963 study of Martha's Vineyard and his 1966 dissertation on the social stratification of English in New York City introduced quantitative methods and demonstrated that…0.80text

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