Ian_Lee Posted January 14, 2004 at 07:23 PM Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 at 07:23 PM There are some regional differences in the accent, vocabulary and tone even if the same dialect/language is spoken. The Cantonese spoken in Guangzhou and Hong Kong is a little bit different even though there are so many interactions between two places. After conversing for a while, usually I can detect it. I guess the same difference applies to the Minnanhua spoken in Xiamen and Tainan. Or the Korean spoken in Yanbian and Seoul. And so maybe the Mongol spoken in Hohhot and Ulan Bataar. And likely the Tibetan spoken in Lhasa and Dharmasala too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quest Posted January 14, 2004 at 10:45 PM Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 at 10:45 PM are you surprised? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithsgj Posted January 15, 2004 at 05:10 AM Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 at 05:10 AM That there should be local variants of whatever dialiect or language comes as no surprise to me either. I think Ian must be saying something more than that. Is there some sort of polarization or bifuraction, a trend towards TWO varieties, is that it? Like diglossia (prestige variety and low variety of a language or dialect), but geographic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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