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dialect
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Things Fall Apart
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- He spoke through an interpreter who was an Ibo man, though his dialect was different and harsh to the ears of Mbanta.†
p. 144.7 *dialect = regional variety of a language
- Many people laughed at his dialect and the way he used words strangely.†
p. 144.8
Definitions:
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(1)
(dialect) a regional variety of a languageA dialect can use a different accent, vocabulary, and grammar than other dialects of the same language.
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)