Dialect continuum
A dialect continuum is a group of language dialects that change over an area. In a dialect continuum, two dialects are more different when they are farther away from each other. People in the dialect continuum who are nearby may understand each other when they speak. People far away from each other may have trouble understanding each other or may not understand each other at all. For example if a certain area speaks in a specific accent, it would be difficult for people from the same region but different area to understand and communicate.
Dialect Continuum Media
Local dialects of the West Germanic continuum are oriented towards either Standard Dutch or Standard German, depending on which side of the border they are spoken.[1]
The varieties of the continental West Germanic dialect continuum after 1945: Frisian* Low Franconian* Low Saxon/Low German* Central German (part of High German)* Upper German (part of High German)
Romance languages in Europe
South Slavic dialect continuum with major dialect groups
Areas of Chinese dialect groups
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- ↑ Chambers & Trudgill (1998), p. 10.
- ↑ Chambers & Trudgill (1998), p. 6.
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