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Grimes, J.E. 1974, "Dialects as Optimal Communication Networks", in Language, vol. 50, no. 2, pp. 260--269. Linguistic Society of America.
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Grimes, J.E. (1974). Dialects as Optimal Communication Networks. Language, 50 (2) , 260--269. Linguistic Society of America.
Chicago:
Grimes, Joseph E. 1974. "Dialects As Optimal Communication Networks." In Language, 50 , no. 2: 260--269. Linguistic Society of America.
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Grimes, Joseph E. "Dialects As Optimal Communication Networks." Language. 50.2 (1974): 260--269.
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@article{grimes1974dialects,
  source = {jstor},
  ISSN = {0097-8507},
  abstract = {Intelligibility tests between dialects give results with three characteristics that need to be taken into account in their interpretation: asymmetry, sensitivity to changes in threshold, and incompleteness. If we interpret dialects as networks of communication arrived at by optimization, we make adequate use of these properties.},
  author = {Grimes, Joseph E.},
  copyright = {Copyright 1974 Linguistic Society of America},
  journal = {Language},
  jstor_articletype = {Full Length Article},
  jstor_date = {197406},
  jstor_formatteddate = {Jun., 1974},
  month = {jun},
  number = {2},
  pages = {260--269},
  publisher = {Linguistic Society of America},
  title = {Dialects as Optimal Communication Networks},
  url = {http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0097-8507%28197406%2950%3A2%3C260%3ADAOCN%3E2.0.CO%3B2-C},
  volume = {50},
  year = {1974},
}