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   What is a dialect in linguistics?

   • Dialect, a variety of a language that signals where a person comes from. The notion is usually interpreted geographically (regional dialect), but it also has some application in relation to a person’s social background (class dialect) or occupation (occupational dialect).

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   Where does the word dialect come from?

   • The word dialect comes from the Ancient Greek dialektos “discourse, language, dialect,” which is derived from dialegesthai “to discourse, talk.” A dialect is chiefly distinguished from other dialects of the same language by features of linguistic structure—i.e., grammar (specifically morphology and syntax) and vocabulary.

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   Is there a 'proper' dialect of a language?

   • At one time, linguists considered one dialect to be the standard of the language and others to be examples of improper use. Most experts now believe that there is no "proper" dialect of a language and view the distinct forms as having their own rules of grammar and vocabulary usage.

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   What is a geographic dialect?

   • Geographic dialects include local ones (e.g., the Yankee English of Cape Cod or of Boston, the Russian of Moscow or of Smolensk) or broader regional ones, such as Delaware Valley English, Australian English, or Tuscan Italian. Such entities are of unequal rank; South Carolina English, for instance, is included in Southern American English.

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   May 3, 2024 · dialect, a variety of a language that signals where a person comes from. The notion is usually interpreted geographically (regional dialect), but it also has some application in relation to a person’s social background (class dialect) or occupation (occupational dialect).

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   May 23, 2024 · A dialect is the common way in which people within a certain group use language. The language may be unique to people of a particular area, of a particular ethnic group, or to people at different socioeconomic positions.

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   May 8, 2024 · 1. What is the difference between dialect and slang accent? Answer: A dialect encompasses various aspects of language, including pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar, reflecting regional or cultural variations.

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   5 days ago · African-American Vernacular English (AAVE) may be considered a dialect, ethnolect or sociolect. [22] While it is clear that there is a strong historical relationship between AAVE and earlier Southern U.S. dialects, the origins of AAVE are still a matter of debate.

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   4 days ago · The exact number of known living languages varies from 6,000 to 7,000, depending on the precision of one's definition of "language", and in particular, on how one defines the distinction between a "language" and a "dialect". As of 2016, Ethnologue cataloged 7,097 living human languages.

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   May 23, 2024 · A minority language is a language that is spoken by the minority population in a geographic area or location. An area may have several minority languages, depending on the constitution or makeup of the population. For instance, the dominant language in a country like the United States is English.