A variety of a language (specifically, often a spoken variety) that is characteristic of a particular area, community or group, often with relatively minor differences in vocabulary, style, spelling and pronunciation
forms of speech collectively that are peculiar to the people of a particular district
Words Examples: "ma'am" (page 190) "Yessum" (page 13) Sampling of Dialect: "And you come draggin' in late, will you?" (page 126)
The regional variety of a language, differing from the standard language, in grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation or idiomatic usage
use of grammar or vocabulary identifying regional or social background of the user
a regional variety of language distinguished by features of vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation from other regional varieties
refers to a variant of a programming language, used by a subset of the software community Can also refer to a particular style of programming
A language variety in which the use of phonology, grammar, and lexicon distinguishes the regional (e g , Mr McGowan's eastern New England dialect) or social identity of a speaker
Distinctive variety of language spoken in a particular region or by a particular group
the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he has a strong German accent"
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
A form of a language characteristic of a particular region or social group diction The type of words chosen by the writer Categories of diction include words that are concrete, abstract, formal, or informal dissolve A video editing technique where one image is faded out as another is simultaneously faded in
Forms of a language which differ in systematic ways and are spoken by particular regional or social groups
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. a form of a language which is spoken only in one area, with words or grammar that are slightly different from other forms of the same language accent Chinese/Yorkshire/Belfast etc dialect (dialecte, from dialektos , from dialegesthai ). Variety of a language spoken by a group of people and having features of vocabulary, grammar, and/or pronunciation that distinguish it from other varieties of the same language. Dialects usually develop as a result of geographic, social, political, or economic barriers between groups of people who speak the same language. When dialects diverge to the point that they are mutually incomprehensible, they become languages in their own right. This was the case with Latin, various dialects of which evolved into the different Romance languages. See also koine