Hunan linguistic area
E798336
The Hunan linguistic area is a region in south-central China characterized by a cluster of related Chinese dialects, including the Yong-Quan group, that share distinctive phonological and lexical features.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hunan linguistic area canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
areal linguistic grouping
ⓘ
linguistic area ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
cluster of related Chinese dialects
ⓘ
shared lexical features ⓘ shared phonological features ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
neighboring Guangxi linguistic areas
ⓘ
neighboring Hubei linguistic areas ⓘ neighboring Jiangxi linguistic areas ⓘ |
| hasBoundaryType | linguistic rather than administrative boundaries ⓘ |
| hasCenter | southern Hunan ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
areal diffusion of linguistic traits
ⓘ
distinctive phonology ⓘ distinctive vocabulary ⓘ |
| hasLanguageVariety | Chinese dialects ⓘ |
| hasLexicalProperty | shared regional vocabulary items ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Quanzhou dialects
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yong-Quan group NERFINISHED ⓘ Yongzhou dialects ⓘ |
| hasPeripheralRegion |
border areas with Guangdong
ⓘ
border areas with Guangxi ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalProperty | shared sound changes among member dialects ⓘ |
| hasResearchTopic |
contact-induced change among Chinese dialects
ⓘ
dialect convergence in Hunan ⓘ internal classification of Yong-Quan group ⓘ |
| hasTemporalProperty | modern linguistic area ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfIsogloss |
lexical isoglosses
ⓘ
phonological isoglosses ⓘ |
| influencedBy | historical migration within Hunan ⓘ |
| influences | regional identity in Hunan ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Sinitic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hunan Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
south-central China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlapsWith |
Mandarin-speaking region of Hunan
ⓘ
Xiang-speaking region ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Southwestern Mandarin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Xiang Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Chinese dialectology
ⓘ
areal linguistics ⓘ |
| usedIn | comparative studies of Chinese dialects ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.