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# dialect

«dialect» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **a form of a language spoken in a particular area or by a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a dialect, dialects; dialect, uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

A dialect is a form of a language spoken in a particular area or by a particular group, with its own words, grammar and pronunciation. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dialect/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In English lessons, children learn that English has many dialects: in Scotland a small child can be a «bairn», in parts of England people say «nowt» for nothing, and Americans say «sidewalk» where the British say «pavement». No dialect is wrong; Standard English is the form usually used in school writing. In stories dialect shows where a character comes from. Phrases: local dialect, regional dialect, speak in dialect, Standard English.

### examples

- My grandad speaks a strong Yorkshire dialect. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dialect/#x1)
- In some dialects, «wee» means small. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dialect/#x2)
- The book's characters speak in dialect. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dialect/#x3)
- Every region has its own dialect words. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dialect/#x4)
- Standard English is used in most school writing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dialect/#x5)
- The children laughed at the funny dialect word for «bread roll». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dialect/#x6)
- American English and British English differ like dialects. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dialect/#x7)
- I have modified the dialect and changed “Mally” into “Molly.” [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dialect/#x8)

### note

Countable (a dialect, dialects) and uncountable (written in dialect). Pronounced DY-a-lekt. A dialect is not the same as an accent: an accent is only how words sound, a dialect also includes different words and grammar.

### In the corpora

- [Different orca groups eat different food and use different call «dialects», and they do not mix.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/235-animal-minds-dolphins-names-orca-grandmothers-and-whale-songs/8/)
- [Looking down on a country way of talking is an old snobbish idea; every dialect is fine.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/71-willows-ch12-part2-the-battle-of-toad-hall/25/)
- [Dialect and slang can be written inside speech marks to show a character's voice.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/35-direct-speech-inverted-commas-and-new-speakers/14/)
- [A dialect is a variety of a language with its own words and grammar, spoken by a group or in a place.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/38-standard-english-and-dialect-we-was-and-we-were/5/)
- [An accent is the way words sound; any dialect, including Standard English, can be spoken in any accent.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/38-standard-english-and-dialect-we-was-and-we-were/7/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «dialect» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dialect/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.