dialect

Definition of Dialect in English :

Noun

1. accent, dialect, idiom

the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people

Example Sentences:
'the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English'
'he has a strong German accent'
'it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy'

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idiom

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Dialect

see synonyms of dialect

noun

a.

a form of a language spoken in a particular geographical area or by members of a particular social class or occupational group, distinguished by its vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation

b.

a form of a language that is considered inferior

the farmer spoke dialect and was despised by the merchants

c.

(as modifier)

a dialect word

Dialect

see synonyms of dialect

noun

1.

the sum total of local characteristics of speech

2. Rare

the sum total of an individual's characteristics of speech; idiolect

3. Popularly

any form of speech considered as deviating from a real or imaginary standard speech

4. Linguistics

a.

a form or variety of a spoken language, including the standard form, peculiar to a region, community, social group, occupational group, etc.: in this sense, dialects are regarded as being, to some degree, mutually intelligible while languages are not mutually intelligible

b.

any language as a member of a group or family of languages

English is a West Germanic dialect

adjective

5.

of or in a dialect

dialect ballads

Dialect

see synonyms of dialect

n.

1.

a. A regional or social variety of a language distinguished by pronunciation, grammar, or vocabulary, especially a variety of speech differing from the standard literary language or speech pattern of the culture in which it exists: Cockney is a dialect of English.

b. A variety of language that with other varieties constitutes a single language of which no single variety is standard: the dialects of Ancient Greek.

2. The language peculiar to the members of a group, especially in an occupation; jargon: the dialect of science.

3. The manner or style of expressing oneself in language or the arts.

4. A language considered as part of a larger family of languages or a linguistic branch. Not in scientific use: Spanish and French are Romance dialects.

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