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noun ADJ. local, native, regional | non-standard | northern, southern, etc. | Scottish, Ulster, etc. VERB + DIALECT speak (in) DIALECT + NOUN expression, form, word | speaker
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languages:
In China there are many dialects.
Simple Definitions
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different kinds of language
dialect
a form of a language that is spoken in one area of a country, with different words, grammar, or pronunciation from other areas:
• Cantonese is only one of many Chinese dialects. • the local dialect
accent
the way that someone pronounces words, because of where they were born or live, or their social class:
• Karen has a strong New Jersey accent. • an upper class accent
slang
very informal spoken language, used especially by people who belong to a particular group, for example young people or criminals:
• Teenage slang changes all the time. • ‘Dosh’ is slang for ‘money’.
terminology
formal the technical words or expressions that are used in a particular subject:
• musical terminology • Patients are often unfamiliar with medical terminology.
jargon
especially disapproving words and phrases used in a particular profession or subject and which are difficult for other people to understand:
• The instructions were written in complicated technical jargon. • ‘Outsourcing’ is business jargon for sending work to people outside a company to do. • The letter was full of legal jargon.
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