regional dialect

collocation in English

meaningsofregionalanddialect

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regional
adjective
uk
/ˈriː.dʒən.əl/us
/ˈriː.dʒən.əl/
relating to or coming from a particular part of ...
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dialect
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈdaɪ.ə.lekt/us
/ˈdaɪ.ə.lekt/
a form of a language that people speak in a particular part of a country, containing some different words and ...
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(Definition ofregionalanddialectfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofregional dialect

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Regionaldialecthas, however, been found to be a relevant factor in subject expression.
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The difficulty of dialect categorization tasks in general may be partly the result of individual talker differences, particularly as they relate toregionaldialect.
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This masks the underlyingregionaldialectcontinuum we believe to have been present in the spoken language.
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One purpose of the present study is to determine whether, holding register and sentence type steady,regionaldialectis a factor for not-contraction.
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Work on anyregionaldialectrequires commitment by individuals to topics which interest them.
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Regionaldialectfeatures seem to have little impact.
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This study investigates the role ofregionaldialectexperience on the social awareness of synthesized vowel tokens to regional in-group and out-group members.
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Once a written standard language becomes the norm for speech in the educated class, the division between that class andregionaldialectspeakers is complete.
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Ideally, the examination of other situations should involve differentregionaldialectcontexts and varying circumstances.
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This paper presents a sociolinguistically grounded examination of the role ofregionaldialectexperience in shaping speakers' evaluation of vowel quality.
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Finally, the paper explores how the results suggest thatregionaldialectexposure attunes listeners to attend to different aspects of vowel quality than those outside the region.
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Finally, the paper explores how the results suggest thatregionaldialectexposure attunes listeners to attend to different aspects of vowel quality than listeners from outside the region.
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Its name inregionaldialectmeans: a rooster made out of straw.
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A word's spelling could also reflect differences in the phonetics of the writer'sregionaldialect.
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The assimilatory processes of a givenregionaldialectare then applied, so that skin boil is pronounced, and painful may become either or.
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Sociolinguists might also study the grammar, phonetics, vocabulary, and other aspects of this sociolect much as dialectologists would study the same for aregionaldialect.
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This has historically manifested through differences inregionaldialect, as well as politics.
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Before nasal syllables, the moraic obstruent may be realized, depending on theregionaldialect, as a glottal stop, so that fox is pronounced.
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They speak theregionaldialectin everyday communication.
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