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/ˈdaɪ.əˌlɛkt/ · di.alect
noun
- A variety of a language that is characteristic of a particular area, community or social group, differing from other varieties of the same language in relatively minor ways as regards grammar, phonology, and lexicon. The dialect spoken in the Appalachian region of the United States is distinct from the standard American English dialect.
noun
- Language that is perceived as substandard or wrong. The teacher warned the student against using dialect in formal writing.
noun
- A language existing only in an oral or non-standardized form, especially a language spoken in a developing country or an isolated region. The dialect spoken by the indigenous people of Papua New Guinea is not well-documented in written form.
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Did you know? The concept of dialect has been studied extensively in linguistics, with researchers examining the social and cultural factors that influence language variation.