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- DictionaryDi·a·lect/ˈdīəˌlek(t)/
noun
- 1. a particular form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group: "this novel is written in the dialect of Trinidad"
Jul 15, 2012 · The meaning of DIALECT is a regional variety of language distinguished by features of vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation from other regional varieties and constituting together with them a single language.
A dialect is a form of the language that is spoken in a particular part of the country or by a particular group of people. There are many different dialects of English and they have different words and grammar.
a variety of a language that is distinguished from other varieties of the same language by features of phonology, grammar, and vocabulary, and by its use by a group of speakers who are set off from others geographically or socially.
Dialect as linguistic variety of a language. The term is applied most often to regional speech patterns, but a dialect may also be defined by other factors, such as social class or ethnicity. [2] . A dialect that is associated with a particular social class can be termed a sociolect.
Jun 14, 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).
Jun 26, 2024 · Noun. dialect n (plural dialecte) ( linguistics) language socially subordinate to a regional or national standard language, often historically cognate to the standard, but not a variety of it or in any other sense derived from it. ( colloquial) dialect.
noun. the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people. “the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English”. “it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy”. synonyms: accent, idiom. see more.
A form or variety of a language which is peculiar to a specific region, esp. one which differs from the standard or literary form of the language in respect of vocabulary, pronunciation, idiom, etc.; (as a mass noun) provincial or rustic speech. Also more generally: a particular language considered in terms of its relationship with the family ...
the form of a language that is spoken in one area with grammar, words and pronunciation that may be different from other forms of the same language. the Yorkshire dialect; dialect words/expressions; compare accent, idiolect
A dialect is a form of a language that is spoken in a particular area. In the fifties, many Italians spoke only local dialect. They began to speak rapidly in dialect.
