the branch of philology that is devoted to the study of dialects
Dialectology (from Greek , dialektos, "talk, dialect"; and , -logia) is the scientific study of linguistic dialect, a sub-field of sociolinguistics. It studies variations in language based primarily on geographic distribution and their associated features.
例句与用法
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Chinese linguistics ; interface between morphology and phonology ; chinese dialectology ; chinese writing system 中国语言学;形态学与语音学的关系;中国方言学;中国文字学
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Ray iwata has presented the details of a database on chinese dialectology developed by a large group of dedicated linguists in japan 岩田礼详细描述了日本语言学家为研究中国方言而建立的语音数据库。