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56e7b0eb00c9c71400d774f1 | Arena_Football_League | AFL Global and Ganlan Media were created in 2012 by businessman Martin E. Judge, founder and owner of the Judge Group. The company, called AFL Global, LLC, looks to introduce and launch professional Arena Football teams and franchises in various locations throughout the world (like NFL Europe). After their successful t... | Who created Ganlan Media? | {
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64
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56e7b0eb00c9c71400d774f2 | Arena_Football_League | AFL Global and Ganlan Media were created in 2012 by businessman Martin E. Judge, founder and owner of the Judge Group. The company, called AFL Global, LLC, looks to introduce and launch professional Arena Football teams and franchises in various locations throughout the world (like NFL Europe). After their successful t... | What company is Martin Judge the founder of? | {
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"the Judge Group"
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102
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56e7b0eb00c9c71400d774f3 | Arena_Football_League | AFL Global and Ganlan Media were created in 2012 by businessman Martin E. Judge, founder and owner of the Judge Group. The company, called AFL Global, LLC, looks to introduce and launch professional Arena Football teams and franchises in various locations throughout the world (like NFL Europe). After their successful t... | In what year was AFL Global created? | {
"text": [
"2012"
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44
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56e7b0eb00c9c71400d774f4 | Arena_Football_League | AFL Global and Ganlan Media were created in 2012 by businessman Martin E. Judge, founder and owner of the Judge Group. The company, called AFL Global, LLC, looks to introduce and launch professional Arena Football teams and franchises in various locations throughout the world (like NFL Europe). After their successful t... | In what month was an exhibition game planned for Guangzhou? | {
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"October"
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568
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56e7b0eb00c9c71400d774f5 | Arena_Football_League | AFL Global and Ganlan Media were created in 2012 by businessman Martin E. Judge, founder and owner of the Judge Group. The company, called AFL Global, LLC, looks to introduce and launch professional Arena Football teams and franchises in various locations throughout the world (like NFL Europe). After their successful t... | Who is the Chief Executive Officer of the China American Football League? | {
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"Gary Morris"
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846
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56e7b14c37bdd419002c4370 | Arena_Football_League | The 2014 scheduled beginning proved to be too ambitious for the group; its official website now cites an anticipated beginning of professional play in 2016 and shows photos from a six-team collegiate tournament staged in early November, 2015 | When does the CAFL plan on start its first season? | {
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151
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56e7b14c37bdd419002c4371 | Arena_Football_League | The 2014 scheduled beginning proved to be too ambitious for the group; its official website now cites an anticipated beginning of professional play in 2016 and shows photos from a six-team collegiate tournament staged in early November, 2015 | When was the abortive first CAFL season supposed to have taken place? | {
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4
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56e7b14c37bdd419002c4372 | Arena_Football_League | The 2014 scheduled beginning proved to be too ambitious for the group; its official website now cites an anticipated beginning of professional play in 2016 and shows photos from a six-team collegiate tournament staged in early November, 2015 | How many teams participated in the 2015 CAFL tournament? | {
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"six"
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180
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} |
56e7b14c37bdd419002c4373 | Arena_Football_League | The 2014 scheduled beginning proved to be too ambitious for the group; its official website now cites an anticipated beginning of professional play in 2016 and shows photos from a six-team collegiate tournament staged in early November, 2015 | In what month did the CAFL tournament occur? | {
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"November"
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227
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56e7b1d437bdd419002c4378 | Arena_Football_League | Beginning with the 2003 season, the AFL made a deal with NBC to televise league games, which was renewed for another two years in 2005. In conjunction with this, the league moved the beginning of the season from May to February (the week after the NFL's Super Bowl) and scheduled most of its games on Sunday instead of F... | In what month did the AFL season originally begin? | {
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"May"
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212
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56e7b1d437bdd419002c4379 | Arena_Football_League | Beginning with the 2003 season, the AFL made a deal with NBC to televise league games, which was renewed for another two years in 2005. In conjunction with this, the league moved the beginning of the season from May to February (the week after the NFL's Super Bowl) and scheduled most of its games on Sunday instead of F... | After the TV deal, when was the start of the AFL season moved to? | {
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"February"
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219
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56e7b1d437bdd419002c437a | Arena_Football_League | Beginning with the 2003 season, the AFL made a deal with NBC to televise league games, which was renewed for another two years in 2005. In conjunction with this, the league moved the beginning of the season from May to February (the week after the NFL's Super Bowl) and scheduled most of its games on Sunday instead of F... | What days were AFL games traditionally played on before the TV deal? | {
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319
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56e7b1d437bdd419002c437b | Arena_Football_League | Beginning with the 2003 season, the AFL made a deal with NBC to televise league games, which was renewed for another two years in 2005. In conjunction with this, the league moved the beginning of the season from May to February (the week after the NFL's Super Bowl) and scheduled most of its games on Sunday instead of F... | When were most of the AFL's games played after the TV deal? | {
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"Sunday"
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301
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56e7b1d437bdd419002c437c | Arena_Football_League | Beginning with the 2003 season, the AFL made a deal with NBC to televise league games, which was renewed for another two years in 2005. In conjunction with this, the league moved the beginning of the season from May to February (the week after the NFL's Super Bowl) and scheduled most of its games on Sunday instead of F... | On what date did the business relationship between the AFL and NBC end? | {
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"June 30, 2006"
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676
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} |
56e7b24637bdd419002c438c | Arena_Football_League | On December 19, 2006, ESPN announced the purchase of a minority stake in the AFL. This deal included television rights for the ESPN family of networks. ESPN would televise a minimum of 17 regular season games, most on Monday nights, and nine playoff games, including ArenaBowl XXI on ABC. The deal resulted in added expo... | On what date did ESPN buy a minority share of the AFL? | {
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"December 19, 2006"
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3
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56e7b24637bdd419002c438d | Arena_Football_League | On December 19, 2006, ESPN announced the purchase of a minority stake in the AFL. This deal included television rights for the ESPN family of networks. ESPN would televise a minimum of 17 regular season games, most on Monday nights, and nine playoff games, including ArenaBowl XXI on ABC. The deal resulted in added expo... | At minimum, how many regular season games did the AFL agree to broadcast? | {
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"17"
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"answer_start": [
185
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} |
56e7b24637bdd419002c438e | Arena_Football_League | On December 19, 2006, ESPN announced the purchase of a minority stake in the AFL. This deal included television rights for the ESPN family of networks. ESPN would televise a minimum of 17 regular season games, most on Monday nights, and nine playoff games, including ArenaBowl XXI on ABC. The deal resulted in added expo... | On what day would most of the games televised on the ESPN networks be played? | {
"text": [
"Monday"
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"answer_start": [
218
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} |
56e7b24637bdd419002c438f | Arena_Football_League | On December 19, 2006, ESPN announced the purchase of a minority stake in the AFL. This deal included television rights for the ESPN family of networks. ESPN would televise a minimum of 17 regular season games, most on Monday nights, and nine playoff games, including ArenaBowl XXI on ABC. The deal resulted in added expo... | What network broadcast ArenaBowl XXI? | {
"text": [
"ABC"
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"answer_start": [
284
]
} |
56e7b24637bdd419002c4390 | Arena_Football_League | On December 19, 2006, ESPN announced the purchase of a minority stake in the AFL. This deal included television rights for the ESPN family of networks. ESPN would televise a minimum of 17 regular season games, most on Monday nights, and nine playoff games, including ArenaBowl XXI on ABC. The deal resulted in added expo... | Under the deal, how many AFL playoff games did ESPN broadcast each year? | {
"text": [
"nine"
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"answer_start": [
237
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} |
56e7b28900c9c71400d7750d | Arena_Football_League | The AFL also had a regional-cable deal with FSN, where FSN regional affiliates in AFL markets carried local team games. In some areas, such as with the Arizona Rattlers, Fox Sports affiliates still carry the games. | Affiliates of what network broadcast Arizona Rattlers games? | {
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"Fox Sports"
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"answer_start": [
170
]
} |
56e7b28900c9c71400d7750e | Arena_Football_League | The AFL also had a regional-cable deal with FSN, where FSN regional affiliates in AFL markets carried local team games. In some areas, such as with the Arizona Rattlers, Fox Sports affiliates still carry the games. | What cable network did the AFL sign a regional contract with? | {
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"FSN"
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"answer_start": [
44
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} |
56e7b2f200c9c71400d77511 | Arena_Football_League | After its return in 2010, the AFL had its national television deal with the NFL Network for a weekly Friday night game. All AFL games not on the NFL Network could be seen for free online, provided by Ustream. | After a hiatus, in what year did the AFL begin operations again? | {
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20
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} |
56e7b2f200c9c71400d77512 | Arena_Football_League | After its return in 2010, the AFL had its national television deal with the NFL Network for a weekly Friday night game. All AFL games not on the NFL Network could be seen for free online, provided by Ustream. | What cable television network signed a broadcast deal with the AFL in 2010? | {
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"NFL Network"
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"answer_start": [
76
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} |
56e7b2f200c9c71400d77513 | Arena_Football_League | After its return in 2010, the AFL had its national television deal with the NFL Network for a weekly Friday night game. All AFL games not on the NFL Network could be seen for free online, provided by Ustream. | On what day would AFL games be shown on NFL Network? | {
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"Friday"
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101
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} |
56e7b2f200c9c71400d77514 | Arena_Football_League | After its return in 2010, the AFL had its national television deal with the NFL Network for a weekly Friday night game. All AFL games not on the NFL Network could be seen for free online, provided by Ustream. | What streaming service broadcast AFL games that were not on NFL Network? | {
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"Ustream"
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"answer_start": [
200
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} |
56e7b2f200c9c71400d77515 | Arena_Football_League | After its return in 2010, the AFL had its national television deal with the NFL Network for a weekly Friday night game. All AFL games not on the NFL Network could be seen for free online, provided by Ustream. | What was the cost to watch AFL games on Ustream? | {
"text": [
"free"
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"answer_start": [
175
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} |
56e7b37437bdd419002c4396 | Arena_Football_League | The NFL Network ceased airing Arena Football League games partway through the 2012 season as a result of ongoing labor problems within the league. Briefly, the games were broadcast on a tape delay to prevent the embarrassment that would result should the players stage a work stoppage immediately prior to a scheduled br... | In what year did AFL games temporarily cease to be broadcast on NFL Network? | {
"text": [
"2012"
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"answer_start": [
78
]
} |
56e7b37437bdd419002c4397 | Arena_Football_League | The NFL Network ceased airing Arena Football League games partway through the 2012 season as a result of ongoing labor problems within the league. Briefly, the games were broadcast on a tape delay to prevent the embarrassment that would result should the players stage a work stoppage immediately prior to a scheduled br... | Why did the temporary cessation of game broadcasts occur? | {
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"ongoing labor problems"
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"answer_start": [
105
]
} |
56e7b37437bdd419002c4398 | Arena_Football_League | The NFL Network ceased airing Arena Football League games partway through the 2012 season as a result of ongoing labor problems within the league. Briefly, the games were broadcast on a tape delay to prevent the embarrassment that would result should the players stage a work stoppage immediately prior to a scheduled br... | Why did the NFL Network begin to broadcast games again? | {
"text": [
"the labor issues were resolved"
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"answer_start": [
506
]
} |
56e7b37437bdd419002c4399 | Arena_Football_League | The NFL Network ceased airing Arena Football League games partway through the 2012 season as a result of ongoing labor problems within the league. Briefly, the games were broadcast on a tape delay to prevent the embarrassment that would result should the players stage a work stoppage immediately prior to a scheduled br... | On what day was an AFL game broadcast live on NFL Network? | {
"text": [
"Friday"
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"answer_start": [
598
]
} |
56e7b37437bdd419002c439a | Arena_Football_League | The NFL Network ceased airing Arena Football League games partway through the 2012 season as a result of ongoing labor problems within the league. Briefly, the games were broadcast on a tape delay to prevent the embarrassment that would result should the players stage a work stoppage immediately prior to a scheduled br... | At what time of day was an AFL game shown on Fridays on NFL Network? | {
"text": [
"night"
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"answer_start": [
605
]
} |
56e7b3d237bdd419002c43a0 | Arena_Football_League | For the 2013 season, the league's new national broadcast partner was the CBS Sports Network. CBSSN would air 19 regular season games and two playoff games. CBS would also air the ArenaBowl, marking the first time since 2008 that the league's finale aired on network television. Regular season CBSSN broadcast games are u... | Who was the AFL's 2013 national broadcast partner? | {
"text": [
"CBS Sports Network"
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"answer_start": [
73
]
} |
56e7b3d237bdd419002c43a1 | Arena_Football_League | For the 2013 season, the league's new national broadcast partner was the CBS Sports Network. CBSSN would air 19 regular season games and two playoff games. CBS would also air the ArenaBowl, marking the first time since 2008 that the league's finale aired on network television. Regular season CBSSN broadcast games are u... | How many regular season games were shown by CBS Sports Network in 2013? | {
"text": [
"19"
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"answer_start": [
109
]
} |
56e7b3d237bdd419002c43a2 | Arena_Football_League | For the 2013 season, the league's new national broadcast partner was the CBS Sports Network. CBSSN would air 19 regular season games and two playoff games. CBS would also air the ArenaBowl, marking the first time since 2008 that the league's finale aired on network television. Regular season CBSSN broadcast games are u... | How many 2013 playoff games did CBSSN broadcast? | {
"text": [
"two"
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"answer_start": [
137
]
} |
56e7b3d237bdd419002c43a3 | Arena_Football_League | For the 2013 season, the league's new national broadcast partner was the CBS Sports Network. CBSSN would air 19 regular season games and two playoff games. CBS would also air the ArenaBowl, marking the first time since 2008 that the league's finale aired on network television. Regular season CBSSN broadcast games are u... | On what channel was the 2013 ArenaBowl broadcast? | {
"text": [
"CBS"
],
"answer_start": [
73
]
} |
56e7b3d237bdd419002c43a4 | Arena_Football_League | For the 2013 season, the league's new national broadcast partner was the CBS Sports Network. CBSSN would air 19 regular season games and two playoff games. CBS would also air the ArenaBowl, marking the first time since 2008 that the league's finale aired on network television. Regular season CBSSN broadcast games are u... | In 2013, on what day were Arena Football League games usually broadcast on CBS Sports Network? | {
"text": [
"Saturday"
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"answer_start": [
330
]
} |
56e7b45837bdd419002c43aa | Arena_Football_League | Starting in 2014, ESPN returned to the AFL as broadcast partners, with weekly games being shown on CBS Sports Network, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNEWS along with all games being broadcast on ESPN3 for free live on WatchESPN. ArenaBowl XXVII was also broadcast on ESPN. Most teams also have a local TV station broadcast their games ... | Who was the Arena Football League's 2014 broadcast partner? | {
"text": [
"ESPN"
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"answer_start": [
18
]
} |
56e7b45837bdd419002c43ab | Arena_Football_League | Starting in 2014, ESPN returned to the AFL as broadcast partners, with weekly games being shown on CBS Sports Network, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNEWS along with all games being broadcast on ESPN3 for free live on WatchESPN. ArenaBowl XXVII was also broadcast on ESPN. Most teams also have a local TV station broadcast their games ... | What app were Arena Football League games broadcast on in 2014? | {
"text": [
"WatchESPN"
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"answer_start": [
203
]
} |
56e7b45837bdd419002c43ac | Arena_Football_League | Starting in 2014, ESPN returned to the AFL as broadcast partners, with weekly games being shown on CBS Sports Network, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNEWS along with all games being broadcast on ESPN3 for free live on WatchESPN. ArenaBowl XXVII was also broadcast on ESPN. Most teams also have a local TV station broadcast their games ... | Along with the ESPN networks, on what network were 2014 AFL games broadcast? | {
"text": [
"CBS Sports Network"
],
"answer_start": [
99
]
} |
56e7b45837bdd419002c43ad | Arena_Football_League | Starting in 2014, ESPN returned to the AFL as broadcast partners, with weekly games being shown on CBS Sports Network, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNEWS along with all games being broadcast on ESPN3 for free live on WatchESPN. ArenaBowl XXVII was also broadcast on ESPN. Most teams also have a local TV station broadcast their games ... | On what channel could one watch ArenaBowl XXVII live? | {
"text": [
"ESPN"
],
"answer_start": [
18
]
} |
56e7b49e00c9c71400d7752f | Arena_Football_League | The first video game based on the AFL was Arena Football for the C-64 released in 1988. On May 18, 2000, Kurt Warner's Arena Football Unleashed was released by Midway Games for the PlayStation game console. On February 7, 2006 EA Sports released Arena Football for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. EA Sports released another ... | What was the first Arena Football League video game? | {
"text": [
"Arena Football"
],
"answer_start": [
42
]
} |
56e7b49e00c9c71400d77530 | Arena_Football_League | The first video game based on the AFL was Arena Football for the C-64 released in 1988. On May 18, 2000, Kurt Warner's Arena Football Unleashed was released by Midway Games for the PlayStation game console. On February 7, 2006 EA Sports released Arena Football for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. EA Sports released another ... | For what system was the first Arena Football League video game released? | {
"text": [
"the C-64"
],
"answer_start": [
61
]
} |
56e7b49e00c9c71400d77531 | Arena_Football_League | The first video game based on the AFL was Arena Football for the C-64 released in 1988. On May 18, 2000, Kurt Warner's Arena Football Unleashed was released by Midway Games for the PlayStation game console. On February 7, 2006 EA Sports released Arena Football for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. EA Sports released another ... | In what year was the first Arena Football League video game released? | {
"text": [
"1988"
],
"answer_start": [
82
]
} |
56e7b49e00c9c71400d77532 | Arena_Football_League | The first video game based on the AFL was Arena Football for the C-64 released in 1988. On May 18, 2000, Kurt Warner's Arena Football Unleashed was released by Midway Games for the PlayStation game console. On February 7, 2006 EA Sports released Arena Football for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. EA Sports released another ... | On what date was Kurt Warner's Arena Football Unleashed released? | {
"text": [
"May 18, 2000"
],
"answer_start": [
91
]
} |
56e7b49e00c9c71400d77533 | Arena_Football_League | The first video game based on the AFL was Arena Football for the C-64 released in 1988. On May 18, 2000, Kurt Warner's Arena Football Unleashed was released by Midway Games for the PlayStation game console. On February 7, 2006 EA Sports released Arena Football for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. EA Sports released another ... | Who made Kurt Warner's Arena Football Unleashed? | {
"text": [
"Midway Games"
],
"answer_start": [
160
]
} |
56e7b4f737bdd419002c43b2 | Arena_Football_League | In 2001, Jeff Foley published War on the Floor: An Average Guy Plays in the Arena Football League and Lives to Write About It. The book details a journalist's two preseasons (1999 and 2000) as an offensive specialist/writer with the now-defunct Albany Firebirds. The 5-foot-6 (170 cm), self-described "unathletic writer"... | Who wrote War on the Floor: An Average Guy Plays in the Arena Football League and Lives to Write About It? | {
"text": [
"Jeff Foley"
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"answer_start": [
9
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} |
56e7b4f737bdd419002c43b3 | Arena_Football_League | In 2001, Jeff Foley published War on the Floor: An Average Guy Plays in the Arena Football League and Lives to Write About It. The book details a journalist's two preseasons (1999 and 2000) as an offensive specialist/writer with the now-defunct Albany Firebirds. The 5-foot-6 (170 cm), self-described "unathletic writer"... | In what year was War on the Floor released? | {
"text": [
"2001"
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"answer_start": [
3
]
} |
56e7b4f737bdd419002c43b4 | Arena_Football_League | In 2001, Jeff Foley published War on the Floor: An Average Guy Plays in the Arena Football League and Lives to Write About It. The book details a journalist's two preseasons (1999 and 2000) as an offensive specialist/writer with the now-defunct Albany Firebirds. The 5-foot-6 (170 cm), self-described "unathletic writer"... | What team did Jeff Foley play for? | {
"text": [
"Albany Firebirds"
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"answer_start": [
245
]
} |
56e7b4f737bdd419002c43b5 | Arena_Football_League | In 2001, Jeff Foley published War on the Floor: An Average Guy Plays in the Arena Football League and Lives to Write About It. The book details a journalist's two preseasons (1999 and 2000) as an offensive specialist/writer with the now-defunct Albany Firebirds. The 5-foot-6 (170 cm), self-described "unathletic writer"... | How many games did Jeff Foley play in? | {
"text": [
"three"
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"answer_start": [
331
]
} |
56e7b4f737bdd419002c43b6 | Arena_Football_League | In 2001, Jeff Foley published War on the Floor: An Average Guy Plays in the Arena Football League and Lives to Write About It. The book details a journalist's two preseasons (1999 and 2000) as an offensive specialist/writer with the now-defunct Albany Firebirds. The 5-foot-6 (170 cm), self-described "unathletic writer"... | Along with 1999, in what preseason did Foley play for the Firebirds? | {
"text": [
"2000"
],
"answer_start": [
184
]
} |
56e7b55437bdd419002c43bc | Arena_Football_League | The AFL currently runs as under the single-entity model, with the league owning the rights to the teams, players, and coaches. The single-entity model was adopted in 2010 when the league emerged from bankruptcy. Prior to that, the league followed the franchise model more common in North American professional sports lea... | In what year did the AFL begin operating under the single-entity model? | {
"text": [
"2010"
],
"answer_start": [
166
]
} |
56e7b55437bdd419002c43bd | Arena_Football_League | The AFL currently runs as under the single-entity model, with the league owning the rights to the teams, players, and coaches. The single-entity model was adopted in 2010 when the league emerged from bankruptcy. Prior to that, the league followed the franchise model more common in North American professional sports lea... | Who owns the rights to the players under the single-entity model? | {
"text": [
"the league"
],
"answer_start": [
62
]
} |
56e7b55437bdd419002c43be | Arena_Football_League | The AFL currently runs as under the single-entity model, with the league owning the rights to the teams, players, and coaches. The single-entity model was adopted in 2010 when the league emerged from bankruptcy. Prior to that, the league followed the franchise model more common in North American professional sports lea... | What model of ownership is commonly used in American professional sports? | {
"text": [
"franchise model"
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"answer_start": [
251
]
} |
56e7b5cf00c9c71400d77543 | Arena_Football_League | Average attendance for AFL games were around 10,000–11,000 per game in the 1990s, though during the recession connected to the dot-com bubble and the September 11, 2001 attacks average attendance dropped below 10,000 for several years. From the start of the 2004 season until the final season of the original league in 2... | What was the normal per game attendance of AFL games in the 1990s? | {
"text": [
"10,000–11,000"
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"answer_start": [
45
]
} |
56e7b5cf00c9c71400d77544 | Arena_Football_League | Average attendance for AFL games were around 10,000–11,000 per game in the 1990s, though during the recession connected to the dot-com bubble and the September 11, 2001 attacks average attendance dropped below 10,000 for several years. From the start of the 2004 season until the final season of the original league in 2... | Along with the recession, what event is held to have decreased per-game attendance below 10,000? | {
"text": [
"the September 11, 2001 attacks"
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"answer_start": [
146
]
} |
56e7b5cf00c9c71400d77545 | Arena_Football_League | Average attendance for AFL games were around 10,000–11,000 per game in the 1990s, though during the recession connected to the dot-com bubble and the September 11, 2001 attacks average attendance dropped below 10,000 for several years. From the start of the 2004 season until the final season of the original league in 2... | What was the average per-game attendance in 2007? | {
"text": [
"12,392"
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"answer_start": [
367
]
} |
56e7b5cf00c9c71400d77546 | Arena_Football_League | Average attendance for AFL games were around 10,000–11,000 per game in the 1990s, though during the recession connected to the dot-com bubble and the September 11, 2001 attacks average attendance dropped below 10,000 for several years. From the start of the 2004 season until the final season of the original league in 2... | In 2008, what was the average attendance for an AFL game? | {
"text": [
"12,957"
],
"answer_start": [
531
]
} |
56e7b5cf00c9c71400d77547 | Arena_Football_League | Average attendance for AFL games were around 10,000–11,000 per game in the 1990s, though during the recession connected to the dot-com bubble and the September 11, 2001 attacks average attendance dropped below 10,000 for several years. From the start of the 2004 season until the final season of the original league in 2... | During the 2008 season, how many teams averaged more than 13,000 spectators per game? | {
"text": [
"eight"
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"answer_start": [
544
]
} |
56e7b60637bdd419002c43c2 | Arena_Football_League | In 2010, the first year of the reconstituted league following bankruptcy, the overall attendance average decreased to 8,135, with only one team (Tampa Bay) exceeding 13,000 per game. | What was the AFL's average per-game attendance in 2010? | {
"text": [
"8,135"
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"answer_start": [
118
]
} |
56e7b60637bdd419002c43c3 | Arena_Football_League | In 2010, the first year of the reconstituted league following bankruptcy, the overall attendance average decreased to 8,135, with only one team (Tampa Bay) exceeding 13,000 per game. | In the 2010 season, how many teams drew an average of more than 13,000 fans per game? | {
"text": [
"one"
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135
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} |
56e7b60637bdd419002c43c4 | Arena_Football_League | In 2010, the first year of the reconstituted league following bankruptcy, the overall attendance average decreased to 8,135, with only one team (Tampa Bay) exceeding 13,000 per game. | What team drew more than 13,000 fans per game in 2010? | {
"text": [
"Tampa Bay"
],
"answer_start": [
145
]
} |
56e81e0737bdd419002c441e | Dialect | The term dialect (from Latin dialectus, dialectos, from the ancient Greek word διάλεκτος diálektos, "discourse", from διά diá, "through" and λέγω legō, "I speak") is used in two distinct ways to refer to two different types of linguistic phenomena. | What language is the word dialectus from? | {
"text": [
"Latin"
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"answer_start": [
23
]
} |
56e81e0737bdd419002c441f | Dialect | The term dialect (from Latin dialectus, dialectos, from the ancient Greek word διάλεκτος diálektos, "discourse", from διά diá, "through" and λέγω legō, "I speak") is used in two distinct ways to refer to two different types of linguistic phenomena. | From what language does the word diálektos come? | {
"text": [
"Greek"
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"answer_start": [
68
]
} |
56e81e0737bdd419002c4420 | Dialect | The term dialect (from Latin dialectus, dialectos, from the ancient Greek word διάλεκτος diálektos, "discourse", from διά diá, "through" and λέγω legō, "I speak") is used in two distinct ways to refer to two different types of linguistic phenomena. | What does diálektos mean in English? | {
"text": [
"discourse"
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"answer_start": [
101
]
} |
56e81e0737bdd419002c4421 | Dialect | The term dialect (from Latin dialectus, dialectos, from the ancient Greek word διάλεκτος diálektos, "discourse", from διά diá, "through" and λέγω legō, "I speak") is used in two distinct ways to refer to two different types of linguistic phenomena. | How many different types of linguistic phenomena is the term dialect used to describe? | {
"text": [
"two"
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"answer_start": [
174
]
} |
56e81e0737bdd419002c4422 | Dialect | The term dialect (from Latin dialectus, dialectos, from the ancient Greek word διάλεκτος diálektos, "discourse", from διά diá, "through" and λέγω legō, "I speak") is used in two distinct ways to refer to two different types of linguistic phenomena. | How many distinct ways is the term dialect used? | {
"text": [
"two"
],
"answer_start": [
174
]
} |
56e81e5837bdd419002c4429 | Dialect | One usage—the more common among linguists—refers to a variety of a language that is a characteristic of a particular group of the language's speakers. The term is applied most often to regional speech patterns, but a dialect may also be defined by other factors, such as social class. A dialect that is associated with a... | What is the term dialect most often applied to? | {
"text": [
"regional speech patterns"
],
"answer_start": [
185
]
} |
56e81e5837bdd419002c442a | Dialect | One usage—the more common among linguists—refers to a variety of a language that is a characteristic of a particular group of the language's speakers. The term is applied most often to regional speech patterns, but a dialect may also be defined by other factors, such as social class. A dialect that is associated with a... | Aside from region, what is an example of a factor that may influence dialect? | {
"text": [
"social class"
],
"answer_start": [
271
]
} |
56e81e5837bdd419002c442b | Dialect | One usage—the more common among linguists—refers to a variety of a language that is a characteristic of a particular group of the language's speakers. The term is applied most often to regional speech patterns, but a dialect may also be defined by other factors, such as social class. A dialect that is associated with a... | What is a term for a dialect particular to a social class? | {
"text": [
"sociolect"
],
"answer_start": [
361
]
} |
56e81e5837bdd419002c442c | Dialect | One usage—the more common among linguists—refers to a variety of a language that is a characteristic of a particular group of the language's speakers. The term is applied most often to regional speech patterns, but a dialect may also be defined by other factors, such as social class. A dialect that is associated with a... | What do you call a dialect particular to a certain ethnicity? | {
"text": [
"ethnolect"
],
"answer_start": [
449
]
} |
56e81ee337bdd419002c4433 | Dialect | The other usage refers to a language that is socially subordinated to a regional or national standard language, often historically cognate or related to the standard language, but not actually derived from it. In this sense, unlike in the first usage, the standard language would not itself be considered a "dialect," as... | How does a dialect stand in relation to the standard language? | {
"text": [
"subordinate to the standard language"
],
"answer_start": [
522
]
} |
56e81ee337bdd419002c4434 | Dialect | The other usage refers to a language that is socially subordinated to a regional or national standard language, often historically cognate or related to the standard language, but not actually derived from it. In this sense, unlike in the first usage, the standard language would not itself be considered a "dialect," as... | The regional Romance languages in what country are sometimes referred to as dialects? | {
"text": [
"Italy"
],
"answer_start": [
748
]
} |
56e81ee337bdd419002c4435 | Dialect | The other usage refers to a language that is socially subordinated to a regional or national standard language, often historically cognate or related to the standard language, but not actually derived from it. In this sense, unlike in the first usage, the standard language would not itself be considered a "dialect," as... | What are 20th century variations on standard Italian called? | {
"text": [
"regional Italian"
],
"answer_start": [
1597
]
} |
56e81ee337bdd419002c4436 | Dialect | The other usage refers to a language that is socially subordinated to a regional or national standard language, often historically cognate or related to the standard language, but not actually derived from it. In this sense, unlike in the first usage, the standard language would not itself be considered a "dialect," as... | From what language did the regional Romance languages of Italy derive? | {
"text": [
"Latin"
],
"answer_start": [
905
]
} |
56e81f4f37bdd419002c443c | Dialect | A dialect is distinguished by its vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation (phonology, including prosody). Where a distinction can be made only in terms of pronunciation (including prosody, or just prosody itself), the term accent may be preferred over dialect. Other types of speech varieties include jargons, which are c... | Along with grammar and pronunciation, what distinguishes a dialect? | {
"text": [
"vocabulary"
],
"answer_start": [
34
]
} |
56e81f4f37bdd419002c443d | Dialect | A dialect is distinguished by its vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation (phonology, including prosody). Where a distinction can be made only in terms of pronunciation (including prosody, or just prosody itself), the term accent may be preferred over dialect. Other types of speech varieties include jargons, which are c... | If only the pronunciation differs from the standard language, what term is sometimes used? | {
"text": [
"accent"
],
"answer_start": [
222
]
} |
56e81f4f37bdd419002c443e | Dialect | A dialect is distinguished by its vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation (phonology, including prosody). Where a distinction can be made only in terms of pronunciation (including prosody, or just prosody itself), the term accent may be preferred over dialect. Other types of speech varieties include jargons, which are c... | What term is sometimes used for dialects that only differ in vocabulary? | {
"text": [
"jargons"
],
"answer_start": [
300
]
} |
56e81f4f37bdd419002c443f | Dialect | A dialect is distinguished by its vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation (phonology, including prosody). Where a distinction can be made only in terms of pronunciation (including prosody, or just prosody itself), the term accent may be preferred over dialect. Other types of speech varieties include jargons, which are c... | Along with slangs, patois and pidgins, what is another type of smiilar speech variety? | {
"text": [
"argots"
],
"answer_start": [
401
]
} |
56e820ad37bdd419002c4444 | Dialect | A standard dialect (also known as a standardized dialect or "standard language") is a dialect that is supported by institutions. Such institutional support may include government recognition or designation; presentation as being the "correct" form of a language in schools; published grammars, dictionaries, and textbook... | What is another term for a standard or standardized dialect? | {
"text": [
"standard language"
],
"answer_start": [
61
]
} |
56e820ad37bdd419002c4445 | Dialect | A standard dialect (also known as a standardized dialect or "standard language") is a dialect that is supported by institutions. Such institutional support may include government recognition or designation; presentation as being the "correct" form of a language in schools; published grammars, dictionaries, and textbook... | The support of what groups results in a dialect being standardized? | {
"text": [
"institutions"
],
"answer_start": [
115
]
} |
56e820ad37bdd419002c4446 | Dialect | A standard dialect (also known as a standardized dialect or "standard language") is a dialect that is supported by institutions. Such institutional support may include government recognition or designation; presentation as being the "correct" form of a language in schools; published grammars, dictionaries, and textbook... | Along with grammars and dictionaries, what publications help a dialect to become standardized? | {
"text": [
"textbooks"
],
"answer_start": [
312
]
} |
56e820ad37bdd419002c4447 | Dialect | A standard dialect (also known as a standardized dialect or "standard language") is a dialect that is supported by institutions. Such institutional support may include government recognition or designation; presentation as being the "correct" form of a language in schools; published grammars, dictionaries, and textbook... | Standard Philippine English is a standard dialect of of what language? | {
"text": [
"English"
],
"answer_start": [
575
]
} |
56e820ad37bdd419002c4448 | Dialect | A standard dialect (also known as a standardized dialect or "standard language") is a dialect that is supported by institutions. Such institutional support may include government recognition or designation; presentation as being the "correct" form of a language in schools; published grammars, dictionaries, and textbook... | Recognition from what body may help a dialect to become standardized? | {
"text": [
"government"
],
"answer_start": [
168
]
} |
56e8215937bdd419002c444e | Dialect | A nonstandard dialect, like a standard dialect, has a complete vocabulary, grammar, and syntax, but is usually not the beneficiary of institutional support. Examples of a nonstandard English dialect are Southern American English, Western Australian English, Scouse and Tyke. The Dialect Test was designed by Joseph Wrigh... | What does a nonstandard dialect usually not have compared to a standard dialect? | {
"text": [
"institutional support"
],
"answer_start": [
134
]
} |
56e8215937bdd419002c444f | Dialect | A nonstandard dialect, like a standard dialect, has a complete vocabulary, grammar, and syntax, but is usually not the beneficiary of institutional support. Examples of a nonstandard English dialect are Southern American English, Western Australian English, Scouse and Tyke. The Dialect Test was designed by Joseph Wrigh... | What language is Scouse a dialect of? | {
"text": [
"English"
],
"answer_start": [
183
]
} |
56e8215937bdd419002c4450 | Dialect | A nonstandard dialect, like a standard dialect, has a complete vocabulary, grammar, and syntax, but is usually not the beneficiary of institutional support. Examples of a nonstandard English dialect are Southern American English, Western Australian English, Scouse and Tyke. The Dialect Test was designed by Joseph Wrigh... | What was created for the sake of comparing English dialects? | {
"text": [
"The Dialect Test"
],
"answer_start": [
275
]
} |
56e8215937bdd419002c4451 | Dialect | A nonstandard dialect, like a standard dialect, has a complete vocabulary, grammar, and syntax, but is usually not the beneficiary of institutional support. Examples of a nonstandard English dialect are Southern American English, Western Australian English, Scouse and Tyke. The Dialect Test was designed by Joseph Wrigh... | Who came up with the Dialect Test? | {
"text": [
"Joseph Wright"
],
"answer_start": [
308
]
} |
56e8215937bdd419002c4452 | Dialect | A nonstandard dialect, like a standard dialect, has a complete vocabulary, grammar, and syntax, but is usually not the beneficiary of institutional support. Examples of a nonstandard English dialect are Southern American English, Western Australian English, Scouse and Tyke. The Dialect Test was designed by Joseph Wrigh... | Along with a syntax and grammar, what attribute does a dialect possess? | {
"text": [
"vocabulary"
],
"answer_start": [
63
]
} |
56e821ca37bdd419002c4458 | Dialect | There is no universally accepted criterion for distinguishing two different languages from two dialects (i.e. varieties) of the same language. A number of rough measures exist, sometimes leading to contradictory results. The distinction is therefore subjective and depends on the user's frame of reference. For example, ... | In what country is Limón Creole English spoken? | {
"text": [
"Costa Rica"
],
"answer_start": [
489
]
} |
56e821ca37bdd419002c4459 | Dialect | There is no universally accepted criterion for distinguishing two different languages from two dialects (i.e. varieties) of the same language. A number of rough measures exist, sometimes leading to contradictory results. The distinction is therefore subjective and depends on the user's frame of reference. For example, ... | On what coast of Costa Rica is Limón Creole English spoken? | {
"text": [
"Caribbean"
],
"answer_start": [
470
]
} |
56e821ca37bdd419002c445a | Dialect | There is no universally accepted criterion for distinguishing two different languages from two dialects (i.e. varieties) of the same language. A number of rough measures exist, sometimes leading to contradictory results. The distinction is therefore subjective and depends on the user's frame of reference. For example, ... | Speakers of Limón Creole English are descended from people of what nationality? | {
"text": [
"Jamaican"
],
"answer_start": [
535
]
} |
56e822d000c9c71400d775cb | Dialect | The most common, and most purely linguistic, criterion is that of mutual intelligibility: two varieties are said to be dialects of the same language if being a speaker of one variety confers sufficient knowledge to understand and be understood by a speaker of the other; otherwise, they are said to be different language... | What trait is the most common way of determining if languages are dialects? | {
"text": [
"mutual intelligibility"
],
"answer_start": [
66
]
} |
56e822d000c9c71400d775cc | Dialect | The most common, and most purely linguistic, criterion is that of mutual intelligibility: two varieties are said to be dialects of the same language if being a speaker of one variety confers sufficient knowledge to understand and be understood by a speaker of the other; otherwise, they are said to be different language... | What is the term for when dialects A and B are mutually intelligible, dialect B and C are mutually intelligible, but dialects A and C are not mutually intelligible? | {
"text": [
"dialect continua"
],
"answer_start": [
383
]
} |
56e8239437bdd419002c445e | Dialect | Another occasionally used criterion for discriminating dialects from languages is that of linguistic authority, a more sociolinguistic notion. According to this definition, two varieties are considered dialects of the same language if (under at least some circumstances) they would defer to the same authority regarding ... | What term refers to another way in which dialects are distinguished from languages? | {
"text": [
"linguistic authority"
],
"answer_start": [
90
]
} |
56e8239437bdd419002c445f | Dialect | Another occasionally used criterion for discriminating dialects from languages is that of linguistic authority, a more sociolinguistic notion. According to this definition, two varieties are considered dialects of the same language if (under at least some circumstances) they would defer to the same authority regarding ... | Under the linguistic authority criteria, what is a dialect of German along with Bavarian German? | {
"text": [
"East Franconian German"
],
"answer_start": [
481
]
} |
56e8239437bdd419002c4460 | Dialect | Another occasionally used criterion for discriminating dialects from languages is that of linguistic authority, a more sociolinguistic notion. According to this definition, two varieties are considered dialects of the same language if (under at least some circumstances) they would defer to the same authority regarding ... | Of what group of languages is Yiddish a member? | {
"text": [
"Middle High German"
],
"answer_start": [
677
]
} |
56e8239437bdd419002c4461 | Dialect | Another occasionally used criterion for discriminating dialects from languages is that of linguistic authority, a more sociolinguistic notion. According to this definition, two varieties are considered dialects of the same language if (under at least some circumstances) they would defer to the same authority regarding ... | Why is Yiddish not a dialect of German? | {
"text": [
"a Yiddish speaker would not consult a German dictionary"
],
"answer_start": [
717
]
} |
56e823c700c9c71400d775d1 | Dialect | By the definition most commonly used by linguists, any linguistic variety can be considered a "dialect" of some language—"everybody speaks a dialect". According to that interpretation, the criteria above merely serve to distinguish whether two varieties are dialects of the same language or dialects of different languag... | According to most linguistics, who speaks a dialect? | {
"text": [
"everybody"
],
"answer_start": [
122
]
} |
56e8242300c9c71400d775d3 | Dialect | A framework was developed in 1967 by Heinz Kloss, abstand and ausbau languages, to describe speech communities, that while unified politically and/or culturally, include multiple dialects which though closely related genetically may be divergent to the point of inter-dialect unintelligibility. | Who developed the abstand and ausbau languages framework? | {
"text": [
"Heinz Kloss"
],
"answer_start": [
37
]
} |
56e8242300c9c71400d775d4 | Dialect | A framework was developed in 1967 by Heinz Kloss, abstand and ausbau languages, to describe speech communities, that while unified politically and/or culturally, include multiple dialects which though closely related genetically may be divergent to the point of inter-dialect unintelligibility. | In what year was the abstand and ausbau framework developed? | {
"text": [
"1967"
],
"answer_start": [
29
]
} |
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