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Dialect continuum

language culture Maturity 11-13

People talk in many ways.

Dialect continua in Europe.svg
Dialect continua in Europe.svg
Some ways are very close. Neighbors can understand each other well. But far away, they may not. This forms a long chain of speech. It is like a slow change. Can you hear how people talk?

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File:Dialect continua in Europe.svg
Dialect continua in Europe.svg
File:West Germanic dialect diagram shaded.svg
West Germanic dialect diagram shaded.svg
File:South Slavic dialect continuum.svg
South Slavic dialect continuum.svg
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Map of sinitic languages cropped-en.svg
File:West Germanic dialect continuum (according to Wiesinger, Heeringa & König).png
West Germanic dialect continuum...
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Romance languages accurate.png
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Aujourd'hui.JPG
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