dialect
The simplest definition of a local language (often referred to as a dialect) refers to a variant of a language in a particular geographic area. However, it is noteworthy that, in the definition of the so-called "language" and "dialect", whether it is the use of social language scholars "mutual understanding" criteria, or historical linguists "historical development relations" criteria , We are inevitably encounter a certain degree of arbitrary and difficult criteria. Thus, most people agree that the criteria for judging language and dialects are often political in practice, and if a language completes the process of standardization (especially written standardization), we usually call it "language"; if a Language does not complete this procedure, we usually call it "dialect" (which can be regarded as a "non-standard dialect"). ...