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A dialect continuum is a range of dialects that change gradually from one region to another, rather than having sharp boundaries between them. It matters because it shows how language naturally varies across geography in a continuous way, rather than splitting neatly into separate categories.
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Article · 日本語
方言連続体（ほうげんれんぞくたい）とは、複数の近似した言語体系があり、それらの間に明確な境界線がなく、徐々に一つの体系から他の体系に移り変わっていく場合、その連続した言語体系群全体を指していう言葉である。
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