Definition of dialect. Meaning of dialect. Synonyms of dialect

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Definition of dialect

Dialect
Dialect Di"a*lect, n. [F. dialecte, L. dialectus, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to converse, discourse. See Dialogue.] 1. Means or mode of expressing thoughts; language; tongue; form of speech. This book is writ in such a dialect As may the minds of listless men affect. Bunyan. The universal dialect of the world. --South. 2. The form of speech of a limited region or people, as distinguished from ether forms nearly related to it; a variety or subdivision of a language; speech characterized by local peculiarities or specific circumstances; as, the Ionic and Attic were dialects of Greece; the Yorkshire dialect; the dialect of the learned. In the midst of this Babel of dialects there suddenly appeared a standard English language. --Earle. [Charles V.] could address his subjects from every quarter in their native dialect. --Prescott. Syn: Language; idiom; tongue; speech; phraseology. See Language, and Idiom.

Meaning of dialect from wikipedia

- the term dialect (from the ancient greek word Διάλεκτος diálektos, 'discourse', from wikt:διά , διά diá, 'through' + wikt:λέγω , λέγω
- a number of different korean dialects are spoken in the korean peninsula . and each dialect's 'territory' corresponds closely to the
- american english is a set of dialect s of the english language used mostly in the united states . approximately two-thirds of the world's
- occasionally, the alemannic dialects spoken in other countries are grouped together with swiss german, as well, especially the dialects of
- many regional language varieties sometimes grouped together as the chinese dialects, the primary ones being mandarin , wu , yue , and min .
- is a group of japanese dialects in the kansai region (kinki region) of japan. in japanese, kansai-ben is the common name and it is
- this is a list of dialects of the english language . dialect s are linguistic varieties which differ in pronunciation , vocabulary and
- 'common language'), and while it was based initially on the tokyo dialect , the language of japan's capital has since gone in its own
- language that originated in the vicinity of canton (i.e., guangzhou ) in southern china , and is often regarded as the prestige dialect of yue .
- the yorkshire dialect refers to the varieties of english used in the northern england historic county of yorkshire . tyke the dialect has