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The dialects of the Catalan language feature a relative uniformity, especially when compared to other Romance languages; both in terms of vocabulary, semantics, syntax, morphology, and phonology. Mutual intelligibility between its dialects is very high, estimates ranging from 90% to 95%.〔Central Catalan has 90% to 95% inherent intelligibility for speakers of Valencian (1989 R. Hall, Jr.), cited on (Ethnologue ).〕 The only exception is the isolated idiosyncratic Alguerese dialect. ==Overview== In 1861, linguist Manuel Milà i Fontanals split Catalan into two main dialects: Western and Eastern. The most obvious phonetic difference lies in the treatment of unstressed a and e, which have merged to /ə/ in Eastern dialects, but remain distinct as /a/ and /e/ in Western dialects. There are a few other differences in pronunciation, verbal morphology, and vocabulary. Western Catalan comprises the two dialects of Northwestern Catalan and Valecian; the Eastern block comprises four dialects: Central Catalan, Balearic, Rossellonese, and Alguerese. Each dialect can be further subdivided in several subdialects. There are two spoken standards for the language based on the Eastern and Western dialects respectively: *In Catalonia, the Institut d'Estudis Catalans (IEC) regulates the spoken standard based on Central Catalan, which has the highest number of speakers and is spoken in the densely populated regions of the Barcelona province, the eastern half of the province of Tarragona, and most of the province of Girona. *In the Valencian Country, the Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua adapts the Fabran guidelines to the Valencian variety, and regulates an alternative spoken standard based on the Southern Valencian subdialect. Despite having less speakers than the Central Valencian subdialect,〔Xarxa Cruscat de l'Institut d'Estudis Catalans〕 Southern Valencian has been less influenced by Spanish and therefore conserves traits of greater authenticity. It is spoken in the South and North of the València and Alacant provinces respectively, in cities such as Gandia, Alcoi and Xàtiva. Valencians are only surpassed in number of Catalan-speakers by Catalans themselves, representing approximately a third of the whole Catalan-speaking population.〔Xarxa Cruscat de l'Institut d'Estudis Catalans〕 Therefore, in the context of linguistic conflict, recognition and respect towards the dual standard, as well as the dual Catalan–Valencian denomination,〔http://www.avl.gva.es/va/acords-AVL/main/03/document/NOMENTITAT.pdf〕 pacifies the tense central–periphery relations between Catalonia and the Valencian country. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Catalan dialects」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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