dialect
61dialect atlas — noun Date: 1925 linguistic atlas …
62dialect geography — noun Date: 1926 linguistic geography …
63dialect atlas — Ling. a collection of maps of a certain area indicating the distribution of various phonological, morphological, lexical, or other features of the dialects of that area. [1930 35] * * * …
64dialect continuum — noun A range of dialects that vary slightly by region, so that the further apart two regions are, the more the language differs …
65dialect, patois — Both describe the form of language prevailing in a region and can be used interchangeably, though patois is normally better reserved for contexts involving French or its variants. He spoke in the patois of Yorkshire is at best jocular. The… …
66dialect, patois — Both describe the form of language prevailing in a region and can be used interchangeably, though patois is normally better reserved for contexts involving French or its variants. He spoke in the patois of Yorkshire is at best jocular. The… …
67dialect geography — n. study of regional distribution of speech forms and dialects …
68dialect atlas — di′alect at las n. ling. linguistic atlas • Etymology: 1930–35 …
69dialect geography — di′alect geog′raphy n. ling. linguistic geography • Etymology: 1925–30 …
70dialect geographer — noun : linguistic geographer …