Standard Japanese and the Hirara Dialect: A Case of Linguistic Convergence.

Chew, John J.

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Publication Date: 1976

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Standard Japanese and the Hirara Dialect: A Case of Linguistic Convergence

Chew, John J.

Journal of the Association of Teachers of Japanese, 11, 2-3, 235-248, May-Sep 76

This article describes a process by which the number of apparent cognates between Standard Japanese and the Hirara dialect increased, a process in conflict with the accepted theory that as time goes by, the number of cognates between related languages declines. (CLK)

Descriptors: Dialect Studies, Japanese, Language Research, Language Variation, Nonstandard Dialects, Phonology, Regional Dialects, Standard Spoken Usage, Vocabulary

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