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From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. The term dialect (from the Greek word διάλεκτος, dialektos) is used in two distinct ways, even by scholars of language. One usage refers to a variety of a language that is 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 (although in common usage, "dialect" and "accent" are usually synonymous). 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
GNU Free Documentation License How diverse can the dialects of spanish in south america be? Q. Are they all generally mutually intelligable or are there dialects that are pretty much incomprehensible to even natives of another dialect of spanish? If one had an intermediate understanding of the spanish language could one get around with little difficulty in all south american countries? (excluding parts that speak brazilian of course) Oops I meant portuguese not brazilian. Asked by Josef K. - Thu Feb 7 04:59:11 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments A. Every country in South America does have a different accent, and some speak different dialects, but if you have a general undertsanding of Spanish you will be fine. The Argentines slush their double L's. for example: " Como te llamas?" sounds almost like "como te shamas". And I have found that Brazilians tend to understand quite a bit of Spanish, but understanding Brazilians speaking Portuguese is another story, because although Portuguese is very similar to Spanish on paper, the way they pronounce the words is so different from Spanish that its hard to decipher. Answered by shawn b - Thu Feb 7 05:19:29 2008 Is there a cite that I can study and practise British dialects ? Q. I like to have an idea about the dialects in the uk and where is each one spoken so I can tell who is from where?Also I like to know how do people in California speak and other parts of the Us. Asked by stilla - Wed Dec 24 19:02:56 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. Hi, this website shows you the different pronunciation and the spelling i hope it helps... Answered by Nella77 - Wed Dec 24 20:47:38 2008 Are there languages that are closely related enough to be considered dialects?
Q. Languages that come from the same family are often amazingly similar. Are they ever close enough that linguists could have a reasonable debate over whether they are dialects of the same language or both descendants of a common language? For instance, English is spoken in both the United States of America and Great Britain, but they are spoken so differently that cultural translation is often necessary for communication to take place. Do linguists consider these related languages, dialects, or the same language, and what factors go into their decision? Asked by Mr. Cool - Mon Dec 31 15:23:01 2007 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments A. Dutch is a German dialect. Though considered an independent language now, it is actually Low German. Answered by katyfleece - Mon Dec 31 21:16:57 2007 From Yahoo Answer Search: "dialects"  english.donga.com , South Korea In April 2006, five members of Taetmal Dure, a group which studies dialects in the country, published the book, Korea's Traditional Taetmal. Taetmal is language a person learns when he or she is a fetus within a mother's womb. ...  prweb.com PR Web (press release), WA In this case, the e-mail extraction was for a five-year period and covered a variety of languages and dialects . All restoration and processing equipment along with the software, people and procedures were provided by eMag Solutions, with no connection ...  examiner.com Examiner.com In the UNESCO's report on viability of world languages it is not given the actual definitions of language, dialects and adverbs. UNESCO's experts made the atlas of disappearing languages and ranged their viability, considering six groups of factors. 3. ... From Google News Search: "dialects"  carluvers.com 288px x 288px | 10.80kB [source page] tones Chinese language tree png Until the mid From Yahoo Image Search: "dialects"  kwintessential.co.uk jstruck hu, 04 Jun 2009 11:31:23 GM When mountain . dialects. die, our cultural and ecological understanding of the world that s been encoded within them so vital to the long-term survival of entire communities also ends. Their death signifies irreplaceable losses to the ...  sharethefiles.com unknown hu, 04 Jun 2009 11:37:23 GM by Alkohol (Posted Thu Jun 04, 2009 9:45 am). ginger wrote: (Except the Queen). Queen Elizabeth doesn't speak the pure RP. That's why the name the "Queen's English" doesn't characterise the RP quite well. skorpion wrote: ...  cincomsmalltalk.com James A. Robertson hu, 23 Apr 2009 12:56:19 GM Moving Code Between . Dialects. . April 23, 2009 08:56:19 EDT. Ernest Micklei has been putting together Cloudfork, an interface to the Amazon cloud services - on Squeak, VisualWorks, and VA Smalltalk. To do that, he's needed to move code ... From Google Blog Search: "dialects" |
