dialectal

[dahy-uh-lek-tl] Origin

di·a·lec·tal

[dahy-uh-lek-tl]
adjective
1.
of a dialect.
2.
characteristic of a dialect.


Origin:
1825–35; dialect + -al1

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
EXPAND
sub·di·a·lec·tal, adjective
sub·di·a·lec·tal·ly, adverb
COLLAPSE

dialectal, dialectic, dialectical (see usage note at the current entry).


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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dialect (ˈdaɪəˌlɛkt)
 
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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dialectal
1831, from dialect + -al (1).
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