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• word — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Written communication Nouns 1. word, term, expression, locution, linguistic unit or form, word form, lexeme; homonym, synonym, antonym, heteronym, homophone; syllable, monosyllable, polysyllable; stem,… …   English dictionary for students

• 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 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 — is the language form of a region, and varies from the standard language in matters of vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation. Some dialects are also related to social class and ethnic origin. The dialects of the United Kingdom are recorded in… …   Modern English usage

• Word of the year — The word(s) of the year, sometimes capitalized as Word(s) of the Year and abbreviated WOTY or WotY, refers to any of various assessments as to the most important word(s) or expression(s) in the public sphere during a specific year. Contents 1… …   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 — 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 Test — The Dialect Test was created by Joseph Wright in February 1879. It first appeared in the works of A.J. Ellis, to whom Wright dictated the test.[1] It stands as one of the earliest methods of identifying vowel sounds and features of speech. The… …   Wikipedia

• Dialect continuum — Linguistics …   Wikipedia

• dialect — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ local, native, regional ▪ rural, urban ▪ non standard ▪ northern, southern …   Collocations dictionary

• dialect */ — UK [ˈdaɪəlekt] / US [ˈdaɪəˌlekt] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms dialect : singular dialect plural dialects linguistics a way of speaking a language that is used only in a particular area or by a particular group …   English dictionary