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    dialect
    /ˈdʌɪəlɛkt/

    noun

    • 1. a particular form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group: "the Lancashire dialect seemed like a foreign language"

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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › DialectDialect - Wikipedia

    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.

  3. 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).

  4. 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. Most learners of English learn the standard dialects of the language. …

  5. 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. How to use dialect in a sentence.

  6. If the language you speak in your region is different in vocabulary, grammar and accent than the main form of the language, you speak a dialect. If your cousin in rural Arkansas can't understand your jokes, blame it on differences in dialect.

  7. 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.

  8. DIALECT meaning: a form of a language that is spoken in a particular area and that uses some of its own words, grammar, and pronunciations.

  9. 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

  10. 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.

  11. 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.