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- DictionaryId·i·o·lect/ˈidēəˌlek(t)/
noun
- 1. the speech habits peculiar to a particular person: "in his strange idiolect, he preferred to call angels “angelicals“"
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- Idiolect
An individual's patterns of pronunciation and grammar of a language
Idiolect is an individual's unique use of language, including speech. This unique usage encompasses vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation. This differs from a dialect, a common set of linguistic characteristics shared among a group of people. The term is etymologically related to the Greek prefix idio- (meaning "own, personal, private, peculiar, separate, distinct") and -lect, abstracted from dia... Wikipedia
