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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
