Editing Gyeongju (section)

===Dialect===
The city has a distinctive [[dialect]] which it shares with northern portions of [[Ulsan]]. This dialect is similar to the general [[Gyeongsang dialect]], but retains distinctive features of its own. Some linguists have treated the distinctive characteristics of the Gyeongju dialect as vestiges of the [[Silla language]]. For instance, the contrast between the local dialect form "{{lang|ko|소내기}}" (''sonaegi'') and the standard "{{lang|ko|[[wikt:소나기|소나기]]}}" (''sonagi,'' meaning "rainshower") has been seen as reflecting the ancient [[phoneme|phonemic]] character of the Silla language.<ref>{{cite journal|author=Yi, Seong-gyu|year=2003 |script-title=ko:문학 작품에 나타난 방언 |trans-title=Dialect appearing in literary works (''Munhak jakpum-e natanan bang-eon.'') |journal=SAE Gugeo Saenghwal (New Living Korean Language) |issue=4 |url=http://www.korean.go.kr/nkview/nklife/2003_4/13_3.html |access-date=2009-09-15 |language=ko |volume=13}}</ref>