- term 'dialect'
- Bezeichnung 'Dialekt'
English-German dictionary of linguistics and dialectology. 2014.
English-German dictionary of linguistics and dialectology. 2014.
Dialect — This article is about dialects of spoken and written languages. For dialects of programming languages, see Dialect (computing). For the literary device, see Eye dialect. The term dialect (from the Greek Language word dialektos, Διάλεκτος) is used … Wikipedia
dialect — /duy euh lekt /, n. 1. Ling. 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… … Universalium
dialect — /ˈdaɪəlɛkt / (say duyuhlekt) noun 1. one of the forms of a given language which differ from one another in details of sound system, lexis, grammar, etc., each of which is usually to be found in a particular region or social class, but the… …
Dialect levelling — is the means by which dialect differences decrease. For example, in rural areas of Britain, although English is widely spoken, the pronunciation and grammar have historically varied. During the 20th century people have been moving into towns and… … Wikipedia
dialect — n 1 Dialect, vernacular, patois, lingo, jargon, cant, argot, slang denote a form of language or a style of speech which varies from that accepted as the literary standard. Dialect (see also LANGUAGE 1) is applied ordinarily to a form of a… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
dialect — [dī′ə lekt΄] n. [L dialectus < Gr dialektos, discourse, discussion, dialect < dialegesthai, to discourse, talk < dia, between (see DIA ) + legein, to choose, talk (see LOGIC)] 1. the sum total of local characteristics of speech 2. Rare… … English World dictionary
Dialect continuum — Linguistics … Wikipedia
dialect — noun the island dialect was influenced by the Spanish in the sixteenth century Syn: regional language, local language, local speech, vernacular, patois, idiom; regionalisms, localisms; informal lingo •• dialect, argot, cant, jargon, lingo, slang … Thesaurus of popular words
dialect — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. language, tongue; vernacular, idiom, argot, patois, jargon, cant. See speech. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. idiom, accent, vernacular, patois, slang, jargon, argot, cant, lingo*, pidgin, creole; see also… … English dictionary for students
Wenzhou dialect — Infobox Language name=Wenzhou dialect nativename=温州話 Wēnzhōuhuà familycolor=Sino Tibetan states=Wenzhou area, Zhejiang, China region=Southeastern China, in Wenzhou immigrant populations in Europe and North America speakers= 5 million est.… … Wikipedia
Kansai dialect — A label in Kansai ben. The advertisement, Iwashi o tabena akan!, translates as You must eat sardines! … Wikipedia