- "languages" also
contains mutually unintelligible subvarieties, the term "
regionalect" was also
proposed as a
substitute for linguists' use of "language" to...
-
regional dialect (regiolect, geolect); some
regional varieties are
called regionalects or topolects,
especially to
discuss varieties of Chinese. In addition...
- geographical/regional
dialect may be
termed a
regiolect (alternative
terms include '
regionalect', 'geolect', and 'topolect').
According to this definition, any variety...
- "topolects" (a
calque of
Chinese 方言 fāngyán;
DeFrancis uses the term
regionalects), and
still others would regard as
separate languages, many of which...
- as
English dialect, but
linguists have
proposed direct neologisms of
regionalect (John DeFrancis) and
topolect (Victor H. Mair). Knechtges,
David R.;...
