tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-232777626311457607.post8478605629768099220..comments2023-12-31T20:00:27.629-05:00Comments on Val Systems: More Dialects and Communication DensityJoFrhwldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07758410674075401468noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-232777626311457607.post-19274955207030251622011-07-16T22:32:37.871-04:002011-07-16T22:32:37.871-04:00You're right, Dan. I was trying to treat the c...You're right, Dan. I was trying to treat the communication density hypothesis as the kind of thing a reasonable person might think.JoFrhwldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758410674075401468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-232777626311457607.post-68659624130810341412011-07-16T21:41:44.255-04:002011-07-16T21:41:44.255-04:00Labov noticed years ago, with dollar bill data, th...Labov noticed years ago, with dollar bill data, that you have plenty of communication across the North-Midland boundary. This strengthens, not weakens, the classic interpretation: transmission, children, structural patterns, settlement.Daniel Ezra Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01551801477498356203noreply@blogger.com