Perceptual Dialect Maps of Japan
- Characteristics Maps -

Maps of Areas Perceived as having Positive or Negative Characteristics

Informant Group "Positive
Characteristics"		 "Positive
Characteristics"

Kanto

Color-key

Kansai

Color-key
Significant Differences
between Kansai and Kanto

Color-key

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This page was created by Daniel Long. The maps were produced using PDQ (Perceptual Dialect Quantifier for Windows 95), designed by Daniel Long and programmed by Isao Onishi.

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