語言島

Chinese

		language; speech; spoken language	island
trad. (語言島)		語言	島
simp. (语言岛)		语言	岛

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǔyándǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄩˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄠˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǔyándǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄩˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǔyándǎo
    • Wade–Giles: yü³-yen²-tao³
    • Yale: yǔ-yán-dǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeuyandao
    • Palladius: юйяньдао (jujjanʹdao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛn³⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

語言島

1. (linguistics) language island

   • 一般來說，環形語言島是由島心的語言凝聚而成的，該語言形式在島心的普及率最高，並由內向外輻射，離島心越遠，輻射力度越小，普及率也越低。 [MSC, trad.]
     一般来说，环形语言岛是由岛心的语言凝聚而成的，该语言形式在岛心的普及率最高，并由内向外辐射，离岛心越远，辐射力度越小，普及率也越低。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2012 February 15, 张晶晶 (Zhang Jingjing), 《胜利油田语言使用状况调查——中国新兴工业区语言使用个案研究》 [A Survey on the Usage of Language in Shengli Oilfield: a Case Study of Language Usage in China’s New Industrial Zones], in 《中国石油大学学报（社会科学版）》 [Journal of China University of Petroleum (Edition of Social Sciences)], →ISSN, volume 28, issue 1, page 36

     Yībān láishuō, huánxíng yǔyándǎo shì yóu dǎoxīn de yǔyán níngjù ér chéng de, gāi yǔyán xíngshì zài dǎoxīn de pǔjílǜ zuìgāo, bìng yóu nèi xiàng wài fúshè, lí dǎoxīn yuè yuǎn, fúshè lìdù yuè xiǎo, pǔjílǜ yě yuè dī. [Pinyin]

     In general, loop-shaped language islands are made from the conglomeration of languages at the center of the island, the language is at the peak of its popularization at the center, radiating from inwards to outwards, the further away it is from the center, the smaller the power of radiation, and the lower the popularization.

See also

• 方言島／方言岛 (fāngyándǎo)