The same bottom feeding fish known as bullheads in minnesota are called catfish in ohio. this language is phenomenon is classified as
Social Studies · High School · Thu Feb 04 2021
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The language phenomenon described, where the same species of bottom-feeding fish are called "bullheads" in Minnesota and "catfish" in Ohio, is an example of lexical variation or lexical dialectology. Lexical variation refers to differences in the vocabulary or word choices used by speakers in different regions or dialects. In this case, the variation occurs in the names given to the same type of fish in different geographical areas. It's a form of regional or dialectal lexical choice.