Book 13. (1 results) Explorers of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 20 | 111 | The inland and Ukungu speech, I View more quotes about suppose">suppose, would have been regarded linguistically as two dialects of the same mother tongue. |
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Book 13. (7 results) Explorers of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 20 | 108 | "I have told him what you said," said Ayari. |
| 20 | 109 | The speech of Kisu was closely related to the inland speech, and Ayari had no difficulty in communicating with him. |
| 20 | 110 | It was harder for me, of course, for I was not that familiar with the inland speech. |
| 20 | 111 | The inland and Ukungu speech, I suppose, would have been regarded linguistically as two dialects of the same mother tongue. |
| 20 | 112 | The distinction between a dialect and a language is, at times, a conceptual one. |
| 20 | 113 | In a series of villages, each village may be able to understand those proximate to it, but perhaps those in the first village cannot understand at all the speech of the tenth village. |
| 20 | 114 | Thus one would think that the first village and the tenth speak different languages. |
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"I have told him what you said," said Ayari.
The speech of Kisu was closely related to the inland speech, and Ayari had no difficulty in communicating with him.
It was harder for me, of course, for I was not that familiar with the inland speech.
The inland and Ukungu speech, I suppose, would have been regarded linguistically as two dialects of the same mother tongue.
The distinction between a dialect and a language is, at times, a conceptual one.
In a series of villages, each village may be able to understand those proximate to it, but perhaps those in the first village cannot understand at all the speech of the tenth village.
Thus one would think that the first village and the tenth speak different languages.
- (Explorers of Gor)