Test for dialect relatedness: especially for Northeast topolect groupies
Language Log 2025-12-20
Summary:
Several of my PRC M.A. students have told me that the following tool for the computation of dialect closeness has become quite popular in China: fāngyán yīnxì xiāngsì dù cèshì 方言音系相似度測試 ("Dialect phonological similarity test"),V3.2.358 (source) It became popular and widely spread in Chinese social media recently, as a simple tool/quiz that helps you to […]