dialect · noun
Sens et exemples
Une forme régionale d’une langue possédant un vocabulaire, une grammaire ou une prononciation particuliers.
The recordings preserve a local dialect that younger residents rarely hear in everyday conversation.
She understood the vocabulary of the dialect but found some of its grammatical patterns unfamiliar.
The novelist uses dialect selectively, giving each character a distinct voice without making the dialogue difficult to follow.
Speakers of neighbouring dialects may recognise differences that visitors to the region barely notice.
Formes
- dialect singular
- dialects plural