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   What is a dialect in a language?

   • Dialect includes vocabulary, the way in which words are pronounced, and the rhythm and speed with which language is used. There may be hundreds of distinct dialects within a language.

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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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   What is a Germanic dialect?

   • In a historical sense, the term dialect is sometimes applied to a language considered as one of a group deriving from a common ancestor. Thus, English, Swedish, and German are sometimes treated as Germanic dialects.

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   Is slang a professional dialect?

   • Slang—just as a professional dialect—is used mainly by persons who are in a sense bidialectal; i.e., they speak some other dialect or the standard language, in addition to slang. Dialectal differences also often run parallel with the religious or racial division of the population. The basic cause of dialectal differentiation is linguistic change.

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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 2, 2024 · Teen Slang Words in 2024: A Dictionary for Parents. A Parents guide to decoding the lingo your kids use in texts, on TikTok, and IRL.

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   4 days ago · 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. Dialect includes vocabulary, the way in which words are pronounced, and the rhythm and speed with which language is used.

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   2 days ago · English is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, whose speakers, called Anglophones, originated in early medieval England. [4] [5] [6] The namesake of the language is the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the island of Great Britain.

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   May 6, 2024 · speech. prosody. dialect. slang. language, a system of conventional spoken, manual (signed), or written symbols by means of which human beings, as members of a social group and participants in its culture, express themselves. The functions of language include communication, the expression of identity, play, imaginative expression, and emotional ...

7. childmind.org › article › why-is-it-important-toWhy Is It Important to Read to Your Child?

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   May 13, 2024 · 9 min read. Parents hear it all the time: it’s important to read to your kids. But why exactly is that? And does it matter how — or when, or what — you read to them? It makes sense that being read to would help kids learn to read themselves, and it’s true that being read to supports that crucial learning process.

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   3 days ago · Vocabulary practice games will not only help to teach new words but also improve kids’ spelling and grammar skills. For example, games like Scrabble and doing crosswords can improve spelling. These games also help kids understand the words’ real meanings and where they can use them in the real world. 3.