Exploring inter-dialectal mutual intelligibility and SDA in Assamese
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https://doi.org/10.36505/ExLing-2021/12/0046/000519Keywords:
Assamese, dialectology, asymmetric intelligibility, second dialect acquisition, language educationAbstract
Inter-dialectal Mutual Intelligibility can be defined as the rate at which speakers of different dialects understand each other. The process in which speakers of a dialect (D1) acquire a different dialect (D2) of what they consider the same language is referred to as Second Dialect Acquisition. This study examines both phenomena in the context of four dialects of Assamese from the Indo-Aryan family. It also explores a possible relationship between them. The general conclusions are that inter-dialectal mutual intelligibility in Assamese is asymmetric, and a high rate of such asymmetry between a non-standard dialect (D1) and Standard Assamese (D2) results in better rates of D2 acquisition in the classroom by native speakers of D1(s).
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