DIALECTOLOGY Definition & Meaning

dialectology

[ dahy-uh-lek-tol-uh-jee ]

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noun

plural dialectologies

Linguistics. the study dealing with dialects and dialect features.
the linguistic features of a dialect or of the dialects of a language.

dialectology

/ ˌdaɪəˌlɛktəˈlɒdʒɪkəl; ˌdaɪəlɛkˈtɒlədʒɪ /

noun

the study of dialects and dialectal variations

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Derived Forms

ˌ�徱��ˌ��𳦳ٴ�ˈ��ǲ��, adverb
ˌ�徱��ˈ�ٴǱ��ǲ��, noun
dialectological, adjective

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Other �y��vlog Forms

�徱·��·��·�ٴ�·��ǲ�·�� [dahy-, uh, -lek-tl-, oj, -ik], �徱a·��t��·��ǲ�i·�� adjective

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of dialectology¹

First recorded in 1875–80; dialect + -o- + -logy

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Unto the breach steps Edward McClelland’s “How to Speak Midwestern,” a dictionary wrapped in some serious dialectology inside a gift book trailing a serious whiff of Relevance.

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