MUTUAL

INTELLIGIBILITY
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CONCEPT
EXAMPLES
CONCLUSION
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Two or more
No need of
languages or
learning the
varieties are
similar language

Speakers Main aim:

can talk communication
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LANGUAGE DIALECT
Languages Dialects
can be can be
intelligible intelligible
CATALAN- BARCELONIAN-
ITALIAN MAJORCAN
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LANGUAGES Ex:
Different languages can be French
intelligible if they are Spanish
geographical near or if they come Italian
from the same old language, such Catalan
as Latin.
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HOWEVER... Ex:

English
Different languages that do not Spanish
come from the same old language Chinese
cannot be intelligible
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DIALECTS Ex:
Different dialects can be intelligible
if they come from the same
Aragonese
language. Northern American and
Andalucian
Southern American are mutual
intelligible because they are still
English, but different varieties
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HOWEVER...

Different dialects from different

languages may not be intelligible.
Spanish spoken in Andalucia and
Northern American cannot be
intelligible
CONCLUSION
LANGUAGES are mutual intelligible if they
come from the same old language

DIALECTS are mutual intelligible if they

come from the same language

THANKS TO MUTUAL INTELLIGIBILITY

PEOPLE CAN UNDERSTAND OTHERS
WITHOUT NO INTENTION OF LEARNING A
NEW LANGUAGE