Both Uses of
dialect
in
David Copperfield
- I knew this meant, in our local dialect, like two young thrushes, and received it as a compliment.†
Chpt 1-3 *
- A Beein' signifies, in that dialect, a home, and to fisherate is to provide.†
Chpt 49-51
Definition:
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(dialect) a regional variety of a languageeditor's notes: A dialect can use a different accent, vocabulary, and grammar than other dialects of the same language.