How are Shanghai dialect and Ningbo dialect spread?

First, let's draw a conclusion. Theoretically, Ningbo dialect of middle-aged and old people can communicate with Shanghai dialect of middle-aged and old people. But there are actually many factors that make it easier for Ningbo people to understand Shanghai dialect than for Shanghai people to understand Ningbo dialect. These factors are: Shanghai dialect is closer to Mandarin. In real life, both Shanghainese and Ningbo people undoubtedly know Mandarin. Shanghai dialect is similar to other northern Wu dialects, so many features of Shanghai dialect are common, while some features of Ningbo dialect are special. Shanghai dialect has a great influence. Many words in Shanghai dialect are not used by Ningbo people, but they have also been heard. The opposite is not feasible.

In addition, the language is changing. The Ningbo dialect and Shanghai dialect spoken by young people are being simplified in their own forms, moving closer to Mandarin. This also leads to the interoperability between Xinningbo dialect and New Shanghai dialect is obviously lower than that between middle-aged and old schools. LZ should be quite normal. To understand Ningbo dialect, there must be an adaptation process. As for an ordinary Shanghainese's understanding of Ningbo dialect, it can only be said that it varies from person to person. First of all, Shanghainese from Ningbo, or Shanghainese with Ningbo background, certainly know Ningbo dialect better than other Shanghainese from Ningbo. Moreover, adaptability is also very important. If you can't adapt to some tones and tones of Ningbo dialect all the time, there is really no way. Now that Suzhou dialect is mentioned, I'd better bring it in together. Although Suzhou dialect and Shanghai dialect are far apart in some rhymes and have a good corresponding relationship, there will be some misplacements in sound value and phoneme with Ningbo dialect. In this way, Ningbo people can easily interpret the pronunciation of Shanghai dialect with the help of Ningbo dialect and Mandarin, while it is more difficult for Shanghainese to interpret Ningbo dialect in turn. Therefore, Ningbo people adapt to and learn Shanghai dialect faster than Shanghai people.

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