Definition of dialect in English:

dialect

noun ˈdʌɪəlɛktˈdaɪəˌlɛkt

1A particular form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group.
（特定地区或社会群体的）方言，土话，特有用语
the Lancashire dialect seemed like a foreign language
Example sentencesExamples
- People in lower socioeconomic groups take public transportation and are more likely to use regional dialects.
- Or do we speak slightly different dialects of English?
- Informally, most residents speak a local English-based Creole dialect.
- It's not helpful to shame people for their dialects, the sociolinguists seem to say.
- He was listening to a Yorkshire dialect poetry reading.
- My mother broke the news to me in our native Hokkien Chinese dialect.
- He was a formidable linguist, speaking 25 languages and many more dialects.
- Guyanese speak Creole dialects of English with varying ethnic lexical imprints.
- He yelled at me in an archaic dialect of Spanish, and I understood every word.
- The terms refer to different dialects of the spoken Chinese language.
- The Thai language has four main dialects, and many regional expressions, so there is plenty of margin for error in communication.
- The two official languages in Hong Kong are Chinese (mainly the local Cantonese dialect) and English.
- There can therefore be no doubt that the scribe was a dialect speaker.
- So we might plausibly imagine that these four varieties constitute dialects of one language.
- So, no prizes for guessing what this week's dialect word is.
- Linguistic science has long recognized that all dialects of a language are linguistically complex and rule governed.
- Although there is some overlap, dialect regions are generally separated by tracts of mostly unused sagebrush or forested areas.
- Many families speak Alsacien, a dialect peculiar to the region, quite different from either French or German.
- By using the dialect the way she does, the reader gets a better understanding of the atmosphere.
- The Jutes settled in and near Kent, but the dialect for the region is known as Kentish, not Jutish.
Synonyms
regional language, local language, local tongue, local speech, local parlance, variety of language
vernacular, patois, non-standard language, idiom
regionalisms, localisms, provincialisms
informal lingo, local lingo, -ese, -speak
Linguistics acrolect, basilect, sociolect, idiolect
1. 1.1Computing A particular version of a programming language.
  〔计算机〕方言
  Example sentencesExamples
  Logix developers build their programs with either the standard or base Logix dialects.
  The company has developed a dialect of C to create code for the microengines.
  It allows two services to communicate even if they speak two dialects of XML.

Derivatives

dialectal

adjective dʌɪəˈlɛkt(ə)ldaɪəˈlɛktəl

Relating to or constituting a particular form or dialect of a language.
dialectal variations in pronunciation
Example sentencesExamples
- dialectal varieties of English
- Metalinguistic awareness of degrees of formality, dialectal diversity, and sociolinguistic variation are all candidates for conceptual domains against which profiling takes place, as are the various ‘associations’ of a word.
- Over the centuries its grammar has become progressively simplified and increasingly open to dialectal modification, so that grammatical ‘correctness’ is often variable or uncertain.
- In addition, because there is no explicit definition of ‘awkward’ offered in the test materials, we might expect that the examiner's response may be conditioned by dialectal differences between the examiner and the child.

dialectally

adverb ˌdʌɪəˈlɛkt(ə)liˌdaɪəˈlɛktəli

An important part of that project is a documentary study of the Assiniboine language, itself dialectally diverse, that will ultimately result in linguistic reference works.
Example sentencesExamples
- Catalan is dialectally diverse, but one tendency in recent Catalan politics has been the promotion of a standard variety to the exclusion of the other dialects.
- This is followed by the process of pre-search translation, which comprises of translating the dialectally standardized word into a target language through a translator.

Origin

Mid 16th century (denoting the art of investigating the truth of opinions): from French dialecte, or via Latin from Greek dialektos 'discourse, way of speaking', from dialegesthai 'converse with' (see dialogue).

Definition of dialect in US English:

dialect

nounˈdaɪəˌlɛktˈdīəˌlekt

1A particular form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group.
（特定地区或社会群体的）方言，土话，特有用语
this novel is written in the dialect of Trinidad
这部小说是用特立尼达岛方言写成的。
Example sentencesExamples
- He yelled at me in an archaic dialect of Spanish, and I understood every word.
- The Jutes settled in and near Kent, but the dialect for the region is known as Kentish, not Jutish.
- He was a formidable linguist, speaking 25 languages and many more dialects.
- It's not helpful to shame people for their dialects, the sociolinguists seem to say.
- The terms refer to different dialects of the spoken Chinese language.
- So, no prizes for guessing what this week's dialect word is.
- Informally, most residents speak a local English-based Creole dialect.
- Although there is some overlap, dialect regions are generally separated by tracts of mostly unused sagebrush or forested areas.
- Guyanese speak Creole dialects of English with varying ethnic lexical imprints.
- The two official languages in Hong Kong are Chinese (mainly the local Cantonese dialect) and English.
- Or do we speak slightly different dialects of English?
- There can therefore be no doubt that the scribe was a dialect speaker.
- He was listening to a Yorkshire dialect poetry reading.
- The Thai language has four main dialects, and many regional expressions, so there is plenty of margin for error in communication.
- People in lower socioeconomic groups take public transportation and are more likely to use regional dialects.
- My mother broke the news to me in our native Hokkien Chinese dialect.
- Many families speak Alsacien, a dialect peculiar to the region, quite different from either French or German.
- So we might plausibly imagine that these four varieties constitute dialects of one language.
- By using the dialect the way she does, the reader gets a better understanding of the atmosphere.
- Linguistic science has long recognized that all dialects of a language are linguistically complex and rule governed.
Synonyms
regional language, local language, local tongue, local speech, local parlance, variety of language
1. 1.1Computing A particular version of a programming language.
  〔计算机〕方言
  Example sentencesExamples
  Logix developers build their programs with either the standard or base Logix dialects.
  It allows two services to communicate even if they speak two dialects of XML.
  The company has developed a dialect of C to create code for the microengines.

Origin

Mid 16th century (denoting the art of investigating the truth of opinions): from French dialecte, or via Latin from Greek dialektos ‘discourse, way of speaking’, from dialegesthai ‘converse with’ (see dialogue).

单词	dialect
释义	Definition of dialect in English: dialect noun ˈdʌɪəlɛktˈdaɪəˌlɛkt 1A particular form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group. （特定地区或社会群体的）方言，土话，特有用语 the Lancashire dialect seemed like a foreign language Example sentencesExamples People in lower socioeconomic groups take public transportation and are more likely to use regional dialects. Or do we speak slightly different dialects of English? Informally, most residents speak a local English-based Creole dialect. It's not helpful to shame people for their dialects, the sociolinguists seem to say. He was listening to a Yorkshire dialect poetry reading. My mother broke the news to me in our native Hokkien Chinese dialect. He was a formidable linguist, speaking 25 languages and many more dialects. Guyanese speak Creole dialects of English with varying ethnic lexical imprints. He yelled at me in an archaic dialect of Spanish, and I understood every word. The terms refer to different dialects of the spoken Chinese language. The Thai language has four main dialects, and many regional expressions, so there is plenty of margin for error in communication. The two official languages in Hong Kong are Chinese (mainly the local Cantonese dialect) and English. There can therefore be no doubt that the scribe was a dialect speaker. So we might plausibly imagine that these four varieties constitute dialects of one language. So, no prizes for guessing what this week's dialect word is. Linguistic science has long recognized that all dialects of a language are linguistically complex and rule governed. Although there is some overlap, dialect regions are generally separated by tracts of mostly unused sagebrush or forested areas. Many families speak Alsacien, a dialect peculiar to the region, quite different from either French or German. By using the dialect the way she does, the reader gets a better understanding of the atmosphere. The Jutes settled in and near Kent, but the dialect for the region is known as Kentish, not Jutish. Synonyms regional language, local language, local tongue, local speech, local parlance, variety of language vernacular, patois, non-standard language, idiom regionalisms, localisms, provincialisms informal lingo, local lingo, -ese, -speak Linguistics acrolect, basilect, sociolect, idiolect 1.1Computing A particular version of a programming language. 〔计算机〕方言 Example sentencesExamples Logix developers build their programs with either the standard or base Logix dialects. The company has developed a dialect of C to create code for the microengines. It allows two services to communicate even if they speak two dialects of XML. Derivatives dialectal adjective dʌɪəˈlɛkt(ə)ldaɪəˈlɛktəl Relating to or constituting a particular form or dialect of a language. dialectal variations in pronunciation Example sentencesExamples dialectal varieties of English Metalinguistic awareness of degrees of formality, dialectal diversity, and sociolinguistic variation are all candidates for conceptual domains against which profiling takes place, as are the various ‘associations’ of a word. Over the centuries its grammar has become progressively simplified and increasingly open to dialectal modification, so that grammatical ‘correctness’ is often variable or uncertain. In addition, because there is no explicit definition of ‘awkward’ offered in the test materials, we might expect that the examiner's response may be conditioned by dialectal differences between the examiner and the child. dialectally adverb ˌdʌɪəˈlɛkt(ə)liˌdaɪəˈlɛktəli An important part of that project is a documentary study of the Assiniboine language, itself dialectally diverse, that will ultimately result in linguistic reference works. Example sentencesExamples Catalan is dialectally diverse, but one tendency in recent Catalan politics has been the promotion of a standard variety to the exclusion of the other dialects. This is followed by the process of pre-search translation, which comprises of translating the dialectally standardized word into a target language through a translator. Origin Mid 16th century (denoting the art of investigating the truth of opinions): from French dialecte, or via Latin from Greek dialektos 'discourse, way of speaking', from dialegesthai 'converse with' (see dialogue). Definition of dialect in US English: dialect nounˈdaɪəˌlɛktˈdīəˌlekt 1A particular form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group. （特定地区或社会群体的）方言，土话，特有用语 this novel is written in the dialect of Trinidad 这部小说是用特立尼达岛方言写成的。 Example sentencesExamples He yelled at me in an archaic dialect of Spanish, and I understood every word. The Jutes settled in and near Kent, but the dialect for the region is known as Kentish, not Jutish. He was a formidable linguist, speaking 25 languages and many more dialects. It's not helpful to shame people for their dialects, the sociolinguists seem to say. The terms refer to different dialects of the spoken Chinese language. So, no prizes for guessing what this week's dialect word is. Informally, most residents speak a local English-based Creole dialect. Although there is some overlap, dialect regions are generally separated by tracts of mostly unused sagebrush or forested areas. Guyanese speak Creole dialects of English with varying ethnic lexical imprints. The two official languages in Hong Kong are Chinese (mainly the local Cantonese dialect) and English. Or do we speak slightly different dialects of English? There can therefore be no doubt that the scribe was a dialect speaker. He was listening to a Yorkshire dialect poetry reading. The Thai language has four main dialects, and many regional expressions, so there is plenty of margin for error in communication. People in lower socioeconomic groups take public transportation and are more likely to use regional dialects. My mother broke the news to me in our native Hokkien Chinese dialect. Many families speak Alsacien, a dialect peculiar to the region, quite different from either French or German. So we might plausibly imagine that these four varieties constitute dialects of one language. By using the dialect the way she does, the reader gets a better understanding of the atmosphere. Linguistic science has long recognized that all dialects of a language are linguistically complex and rule governed. Synonyms regional language, local language, local tongue, local speech, local parlance, variety of language 1.1Computing A particular version of a programming language. 〔计算机〕方言 Example sentencesExamples Logix developers build their programs with either the standard or base Logix dialects. It allows two services to communicate even if they speak two dialects of XML. The company has developed a dialect of C to create code for the microengines. Origin Mid 16th century (denoting the art of investigating the truth of opinions): from French dialecte, or via Latin from Greek dialektos ‘discourse, way of speaking’, from dialegesthai ‘converse with’ (see dialogue).
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