All 5 Uses of
dialect
in
The Bourne Supremacy
- 'It is the privilege of the establishment,' said the tuxedoed man, bowing and moving away, trying to place a dialect he could not recognize.†
Chpt Idialect = regional variety of a language
- It is said you speak our language in numerous dialects.'†
Chpt 10 *dialects = regional varieties of a language
- The dialect is rather northern, but he adjusts to Guangzhou.†
Chpt 30dialect = regional variety of a language
- It was the bazaar of bazaars, a dozen tongues and dialects vying for the ears and the eyes of the evershifting crowds.†
Chpt 31dialects = regional varieties of a language
- And from the snatches of conversation that he could hear, they spoke Mandarin, not Cantonese, which was the normal dialect for soldiers, even officers, of the Guangdong garrison.†
Chpt 37dialect = regional variety of a language
Definition:
a regional variety of a language
A dialect can use a different accent, vocabulary, and grammar than other dialects of the same language.