dialectal
Use Dialectal in a sentence
əˈlɛkAlso, dialectic, dialectical.
Related forms
di·a·lec·tal·ly, adverb
in·ter·di·a·lec·tal, adjective
in·ter·di·a·lec·tal·ly, adverb
non·di·a·lec·tal, adjective
non·di·a·lec·tal·ly, adverb
Usage note
In linguistics dialectal, not dialectical, is the term more commonly used to denote regional or social language variation: Dialectal variation is more marked in the South than elsewhere in the United States. In general writing either term may be found.
In linguistics dialectal, not dialectical, is the term more commonly used to denote regional or social language variation: Dialectal variation is more marked in the South than elsewhere in the United States. In general writing either term may be found.
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| —n | |
| 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 | |
| [C16: from Latin dialectus, from Greek dialektos speech, dialect, discourse, from dialegesthai to converse, from legein to talk, speak] | |
| dia'lectal | |
| —adj | |
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Example sentences
Comprehension may be hindered by dialectal varieties of the language used by the characters.
Care needs to be taken not to interpret some grammatical errors or dialectal differences as evidence of a disorder.
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