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我认为这是一种方言，而不是一种独立的语言。

I think this is a dialect, rather than a language ___in ___its ___own ___right.

这些实验本身非常重要。

These experiments are very important ___in ___their ___own ___right.

大型国际体育赛事既可以理解为达到目的的手段，也可以理解为本身就是目的。

Major international sports competitions can either be understood as a means to an end or an end ___in ___their ___own ___right.