language type; language variety
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language type; language variety; linguistic classification
formalTechnical term in linguistics referring to distinct languages or dialects classified according to phonological, lexical, and grammatical characteristics.
Shì世
jiè界
shàng上
yǒu有
shù数
qiān千
zhǒng种
bù不
tóng同
de的
yǔ语
zhǒng种
。
There are thousands of different language varieties in the world.
Hàn汉
yǔ语
shǔ属
yú于
Hàn汉
Zàng藏
yǔ语
xì系
de的
yī一
gè个
yǔ语
zhǒng种
。
Chinese belongs to a language variety within the Sino-Tibetan language family.
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Zhè这
gè个
guó国
jiā家
de的
guān官
fāng方
yǔ语
zhǒng种
yǒu有
sān三
zhǒng种
。
This country has three official language varieties.