Dialects
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The term dialect (from the Greek Language word dialektos, Διάλεκτος) is used in two distinct ways, even by linguists. One usage refers to a variety of a language that is a characteristic of a particular group of the language's speakers. The term is applied most often to regional speech patterns, but a dialect may also be defined by other factors, such as social class. A dialect that is associated with a particular social class can be termed a sociolect; a regional dialect may be termed a regiolect or topolect. The other usage refers to a language socially subordinate to a regional or national standard language, often historically cognate to the standard, but not a variety of it or in any other sense derived from it. This more precise usage enables distinguishing between varieties of a language, such as the French spoken in Nice, France, and local languages distinct from the superordinate language, e.g. Nissart, the traditional native Romance language of Nice, known in French as Niçard. A dialect is distinguished by its vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation (phonology, including prosody). Where a distinction can be made only in terms of pronunciation, the term accent is appropriate, not dialect. Other speech varieties include: standard languages, which are standardized for public performance (for example, a written standard); jargons, which are characterized by differences in lexicon (vocabulary); slang; patois; pidgins or argots. The particular speech patterns used by an individual are termed an idiolect. From Wikipedia under the
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GNU Free Documentation License Matching Results for Dialects:Giannina Braschiall languages are dialects that are made to break new grounds. ... And besides, all languages are dialects that are made to break new grounds. ... Indian proverbs This page is for proverbs from any of the languages of India. There are 17 official languages and many more dialects (almost 500) in India. ... David Finkelstein His work concentrates on the relation between logic and physics, and quantum ... Quantum theory was split up into dialects. Different people describe the same experiences ... From Wikiquote under the
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