Perceptual Dialect Maps of Japan
- Composite Maps for Various Informant Groups -

Maps show the areas of 60% agreement
Kanto Aichi
Gifu Kanazawa
Kansai Hiroshima
Fukuoka Kagoshima
Kansai males西男性 Kansai females
Older Kansai infs.中高年(関西) Kinki infs.

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The maps on these pages were produced using PDQ (Perceptual Dialect Quantifier for Windows 95), designed by Daniel Long and programmed by Isao Onishi. You may contact Daniel Long by e-mail at dlong@joho.osaka-shoin.ac.jp or at dlong@x.age.ne.jp.


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