The Five-Minute Linguist - Bite-sized Essays on Language and Languages Second Edition - E.M. Rickerson

The Five-Minute Linguist - Bite-sized Essays on Language and Languages Second Edition - E.M. Rickerson

Are dialects dying?

The Five-Minute Linguist - Bite-sized Essays on Language and Languages Second Edition - E.M. Rickerson

Walt Wolfram

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This chapter discusses dialects and the possibility of their dying out. Thus, the chance of dissapearing of some traditional dialects is considered, as well as their replacement by new dialects. Additionally, dialects are argued to remain alive, and an important part of the regional and sociocultural landscape.

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Wolfram, Walt. Are dialects dying?. The Five-Minute Linguist - Bite-sized Essays on Language and Languages Second Edition. Equinox eBooks Publishing, United Kingdom. p. 196-199 Apr 2012. ISBN 9781908049490. https://www.equinoxpub.com/home/view-chapter/?id=20802. Date accessed: 29 Mar 2024 doi: 10.1558/equinox.20802. Apr 2012

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