A variety of language characteristic of a region or culture. Dialects are distinguished by vocabulary, pronunciation, and/or syntax: British English, Low German, Cantonese.

Webster Dictionary) - a regional variety of language distinguished by features of vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation from other regional varieties and constituting together with them a single language

functional language (as opposed to historical language).

a variety of a language that is spoken by some of its speakers and understood by most or all of its speakers; for example, the California English used by Buffy the Vampire Slayer or the East Coast English used by the Soprano family may not be spoken by all English speakers, but both dialects are readily understood by virtually all Americans and many other English speakers in other parts of the world. Other dialects of English include EBONICS, Texas English, South Asian (Indian) English, Australian English, and RECEIVED PRONUNCIATION, which is part of Standard English in Britain. Contrast LANGUAGE and REGISTER.

Regionally or socially distinctive variety of a language, character­ised and identified by a particular set of words, grammatical struc-tu­res and pronunciation. The distinction between dialect and lan­guage is sometimes difficult to establish. See also diglossia; ver­nac­ular.

Language used in the script editor, currently available dialects are English, French and Japanese. Needs the appropriate extension in the Scripting Additions Folder. commands and objects of a scriptable application or scripting addition. The dictionary is stored in the AETE resource and can be opened with a script editor .

A variant of a language: a similar idea to an allophone (qv), in that there is considered to be a basic language - e.g. English - but variations within it - e.g. Geordie, Estuary English, Black British English. This type of variation depends on geography: other types depend on class, level of education, etc. See sociolect.

A version of a scripting language that resembles a specific human language or programming language; for example, the AppleScript scripting language provides dialects that resemble English, Japanese, and other languages. See also AppleScript scripting language.

9,10 A form of language as it is spoken in a particular geographic area or by a particular social or ethnic group.

A variety of a language that is distinguished from other varieties of the same language by differences in pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary. Dialect is always characteristic of a specific group of people ("Mandarin is widely spoken in Shanghai and Beijing”).

a regional variety of a language; Central

Dialect is the form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group. Pronunciation, vocabulary, and sentence structure are affected by dialect.

A variety of a language that is distinguished from other varieties of the same language by differences in pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary. The speakers of a dialect are usually set apart from others geographically or socially.

A unique, regional variant of a language in which pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary diverge from standard conventions. Many regionalist writers became accomplished at transcribing the authentic rhythms and idioms of local dialect in their efforts to make their characters' dialogue mimic as closely as possible the way people really talked. Literalized, phonetic spellings forced readers to pronounce words as speakers of a regional dialect would pronounce them.

Any variety of a language including the standard or literary form.

one form of a language; sometimes different regions of a country develop slightly different forms of a language, called dialects

A dialect is a particular variety of a language spoken by a group united by region, class etc. It is usually seen nowadays as a matter of different vocabulary or grammar rather than of accent.

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"

a characteristic manner of speech confined to a particular locality and differing, to a greater or lesser extent, from the standard speech of the country

a complete system of verbal communication (oral but not necessarily written), with its own vocabulary, grammar, and syntax

a complete system of verbal communication (oral or signed but not necessarily written) with its own vocabulary and/or grammar

a distinctive variety of language identified by phonological, lexical and grammatical features within a speech community

a distinctive variety of language used by speakers in a particular geographical region or in a particular social group (e

a form of a language distinguished from other forms of the same language by pronunciation, grammar, or vocabulary

a form of language used only in certain places or among certain gr oups

a form of speech from a specific region

a form or variety of a language, which usually refers to regional speech, but can extend to cover differences according to class and occupation

a language if it is treated as such in a particular

a language without an army and a navy

a language without an army behind it

a local form of a language

a mode of speech which exhibits a character peculiar to a locality, or a mode of speech which exhibits a character peculiar or common to a race

a particular form or variation of a language shared by a subgroup that differs from the remaining population

a particular variety of a language that differs noticeably from the variety or varieties of the same language spoken by another group or groups of people

a regional and temporal variation of a language

a regional variety of a language that has a different pronunciation, vocabulary, or meaning

a slight variation in wording or pronunciation in a language that often results from geographical differences

a spoken version of a language

a systematic variation of "standard" English and can be marked by actual word or vocabulary differences (e

a variation of a language spoken by a distinct group

a variation of an official language particular to not only what geographic area you come from, but the city

a variety of language spoken by a group of people who identify themselves with that particular way of speaking

a variety of language that is systematically different from other varieties of the same language

a version of a language that differs in pronunciation, grammar, and/or vocabulary)

Forms of a language which differ in systematic ways and are spoken by particular regional or social groups.

A particular variety of language spoken in one place by a distinct group of people. A dialect reflects the colloquialisms, grammatical constructions, distinctive vocabulary, and pronunciations that are typical of a region. At times writers use dialect to establish or emphasize settings as well as to develop characters.

Language different in form though not different enough to be a separate language. Theoretically it takes about 1,000 years for a new language to form after the fission of two peoples.

refers to the regional or social modifications of a language; distinguishing features may include pronunciation, vocabulary, and syntax.

A language variety where the use of grammar and vocabulary identifies a person's regional or social background

An alternate form of a language that differs in some way from the standard form.

The regional variety of a language, differing from the standard language, in grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation or idiomatic usage.

A distinctly regional or cultural sound.

A representation of the speech patterns of a particular region or social group. Dialect, naturally, changes from location to location

a form of speech peculiar to a district, class, or person

is a regional or social variety of language distinguished by features of vocabulary, pronunciation, and discourse that differ from other varieties.

Linguistically it is impossible to distinguish meaningfully between the notions of language and dialect. The notion 'dialect of' is perhaps useful in referring to a regional or social variety of what is perceived to be the 'same' language (eg working-class Sevillian speech is a 'dialect' of Spanish). By this definition all speakers of a language speak dialects of that language, and the speech of the middle classes of Burgos is no less a 'dialect' of Spanish. The standard language usually evolves as a prestige dialect for essentially political reasons.

A distinctly regional or linguistic speech pattern.

a variation of a language that may include sound, grammar, word order, and semantic differences

A variety of language, spoken in one part of a country which is different in some words, grammar and/or pronunciation from other forms of the same language. [See Richards, J.C., Platt, J. & Platt, H. (1992)

a speech pattern which is distinctive, or the use of a cultural accent on stage.

He studied relationship between the Basque language and certain Red Indian dialects.

a variant of a language. If it is associated with a geographically isolated speech community, it is referred to as a regional dialect. However, if it is spoken by a speech community that is merely socially isolated, it is called a social dialect.

a regionally or socially distinctive variety of a language, characterized by a particular set of words and grammatical structures. Any language with a reasonable number of speakers will develop dialects, especially if there are geographical barriers separating groups of speakers.

is a speech pattern typical of a certain regional location, race, or social group that exhibits itself through unique word choice, pronunciation, and/or grammatical usage. See Ray Guy's "When Jannies Visited," in which the children of Arnold's Cove speak in a distinctive dialect that includes "snotty var" and "emmets." Dialogue

What constitutes a dialect and what to do about it is one of the most misunderstood concepts in translation, perhaps second only to the " native speaker" syndrome (the pernicious idea, promoted by some language schools, that being a native speaker qualifies a person to translate). Every major language has regional and class variations, but more importantly, every language also has clear standards and guidelines for correct and incorrect grammar and usage. Although there may be times when it is appropriate to write in a regional or class dialect (targeted advertising comes to mind), business communications (and this includes technical writings, contracts, legislation, financial statements, etc.) must always be written in standard language.

the speech pattern of a region or class.

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.

language that is specific to a region, e.g. 'lass' for 'girl' or 'wain' for 'child'. Also used to include accent (the voice used in speech) and structure (the way words are put together to form speech or a sentence).

"Subset of a language agreed to by a group of people. Similar to an ontology, with the members of the group who share the dialect being committed to the ontology."

A type of informational diction. Dialects are spoken by definable groups of people from a particular geographic region, economic group, or social class. Writers use dialect to contrast and express differences in educational, class, social, and regional backgrounds of their characters. See also diction.

A regional or social variety of a language distinguished by pronunciation, grammar, or vocabulary, especially a variety of speech differing from the standard literary language or speech pattern of the culture in which it exists.

the form or variety of a spoken language peculiar to a region, community, social group, occupational group, and so on.

version of a language used within a particular area, often with unique words or grammar

A dialect (from the Greek word διάλεκτος, dialektos) is a variety of a language used by people from a particular geographic area.