dialect

[ˈdaɪ.əˌlɛkt]

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A dialect is a special way people speak in a particular place or group. It's like a secret code that helps them communicate with each other.

When we talk about dialects, we usually mean how different groups of people use language to express themselves uniquely. For example, if you're from New York City, you might use certain words or say things in a way that sounds different from someone who's from California. You could be speaking the same language, but using it in your own special way.

How common is "dialect"?

Word dialect is considered rare in modern English.
It has a balanced usage among all categories: speech, fiction, newspapers and academic texts.

Definitions

noun

A variety of a language that is characteristic of a particular area, community or social group, differing from other varieties of the same language in relatively minor ways as regards grammar, phonology, and lexicon.
Language that is perceived as substandard or wrong.
A language existing only in an oral or non-standardized form, especially a language spoken in a developing country or an isolated region.
A lect (often a regional or minority language) as part of a group or family of languages, especially if they are viewed as a single language, or if contrasted with a standardized idiom that is considered the 'true' form of the language (for example, Cantonese as contrasted with Mandarin Chinese, or Bavarian as contrasted with Standard German).
A variant of a non-standardized programming language.
Example: Home computers in the 1980s had many incompatible dialects of BASIC.
A variant form of the vocalizations of a bird species restricted to a certain area or population.

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And I always work with an acting coach, dialect coach, movement coach.

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How common is "dialect"?

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Real examples of "dialect" in context

Margot Robbie Answers 73 Questions | Vogue

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