about dialects of spoken and written languages dialects of programming languages Dialect computing the programming language named DialectDialect programming language the literary device Eye dialect The term dialect from the Greek Language word dialektos , is used in two distinct ways, even ... speech patterns, but a dialect may also be defined by other factors, such as social class. ref http www.m w.com dictionary dialect Merriam Webster Online dictionary. ref A dialect that is associated with a particular social class can be termed a sociolect a regional dialect may be termed a regiolect ... language of Nice, known in French as Ni ard . A dialect is distinguished by its vocabulary, grammar ... only in terms of pronunciation, the term accent linguistics accent is appropriate, not dialect. Other ... . Standard and non standard dialect A standard dialect also known as a standardized dialect or standard language is a dialect that is supported by institutions. Such institutional support may ... form and an extensive formal literature that employs that dialect prose, poetry, non fiction, etc ... . A nonstandard dialect , like a standard dialect, has a complete vocabulary, grammar, and syntax, but is not the beneficiary of institutional support. An example of a nonstandard English dialect is Southern ..., African American Vernacular English may be said to be a nonstandard dialect of the English language. The Dialect Test was designed by Joseph Wright linguist Joseph Wright to compare different English dialects with each other. Dialect use in arts Sometimes in stories authors distinguish characters through their dialect. Dialect or language There is no universally accepted criterion for distinguishing a language from a dialect . A number of rough measures exist, sometimes leading to contradictory ... outside reported speech or because they lack prestige dialect prestige with respect to some other, often standardised, variety. The term idiom is used by some linguists instead of language or dialect ... more details
Doric dialect can refer to The Doric Greek Doric dialect of Greek language Greek The Doric dialect Scotland Doric dialect of Scots language Scots Disambig ... more details
The Bataan dialect may refer to the dialect of Tagalog language Tagalog spoken in Bataan the dialect of Kapampangan language Kapampangan spoken in Bataan or, the Marivele o language . disambig ... more details
The Marivele o dialect may refer to the dialect of Tagalog language Tagalog spoken in Mariveles in the Philippines or, the Marivele o language . disambig ... more details
Chinese t s p H if ng hu Haifeng dialect , Lufeng dialect or Hailufeng dialect is a dialect mostly spoken in Shanwei , Haifeng and Lufeng in Guangdong , China . It is a sub dialect of Min Nan Chinese , and sometimes a sub dialect of Teochew dialect . ref http www.sungwh.freeserve.co.uk flux chaozhou.htm ChaoZhou Dialect Romanisation Scheme ref ref http www.glossika.com en dict phon haifeng.php Haifeng Dialect Phonology ref Since some of the Chinese character characters pronunciations in Haifeng dialect are different from that in Teochew dialect due to different rhymes in both dialects , Haifeng dialect is sometimes considered to be independent of Teochew dialect. Infobox Language name Haifeng dialect nativename states China region Mainly in Shanwei, eastern Guangdong province. speakers familycolor Sino Tibetan fam2 Sinitic fam3 Chinese language Chinese fam4 Min Chinese Min fam5 Min Chinese Coastal Min fam6 Min Nan fam7 Teochew dialect Teochew iso1 zh iso2b chi iso2t zho lc1 nan ld1 Min Nan ll1 Min Nan map Image Banlamgu.svg 210px br color box 677821 Haifeng dialect inside Teochew References reflist Southern Min Languages Category Shanwei Category Min Nan zh ... more details
A nonstandard dialect is a dialect that does not have the institutional support or sanction that a standard language standardized dialect has. Like any dialect, a nonstandard dialect has its own vocabulary and an internally consistent grammar and syntax and it may be spoken using a variety of accent linguistics accent s. Describing a dialect as nonstandard is not to imply that the dialect is incorrect or inferior. Also prestige dialect s may be non standard. As a border case, a nonstandard dialect may even have its own written form, although it s then to be assumed that the orthography is unstable and or unsanctioned, and that it is not orderly supported by governmental or educational institutions. When used in quotes and as a contrastive feature in literature , the term eye dialect may be used for nonstandard phonemic spelling. It is uncommon in written texts unless the text is dialect poetry, etc. References Unreferenced date May 2007 Reflist See also Language policy Category Language varieties and styles ... more details
unreferenced date July 2009 Jiangyin dialect is a Wu Chinese dialect spoken in the city of Jiangyin in Jiangsu province. Jiangyin is a Taihu Wu dialect, which means the inhabitants speak a dialect similar to that of Shanghai . Jiangyin dialect itself is of the Piling variety, related to Changzhou dialect, and is not mutually intelligible with Shanghainese. Chinese language St lang stub wuu Category Chinese dialects ... more details
Infobox Language name Ningbo dialect nativename lang zh wuu Hans caption Native names image states People s Republic of China region Ningbo , Zhejiang province speakers approx. 5 6 million familycolor Sino Tibetan pronunciation fam2 Sinitic languages Sinitic fam3 Chinese languages Chinese fam4 Wu Chinese Wu fam5 Taihu Wu dialects Taihu fam6 Yongjiang Mingzhou iso1 zh iso2b chi iso2t zho iso3 wuu File Ningpo.gif right thumb 250px Bible in Ningpo Romanised Book of Genesis Genesis , published by the British and Foreign Bible Society . Ningbo dialect zh c , is a dialect of Wu Chinese Wu , one of the subdivisions of Chinese spoken language . It is spoken in the city of Ningbo and surrounding areas in Zhejiang province. Its native speakers generally understand Shanghainese , but not vice versa. It is not at all mutually intelligible with Mandarin Chinese Mandarin , China s official language. Ningbo dialect is considered to be a Yongjiang dialect or Mingzhou dialect as both terms are synonymous , and is closely related to the Taihu Wu dialects of Zhoushan . Shanghai dialect Shanghainese , although marginally intelligible with Ningbo dialect, Ningbo dialect played a significant role in influencing what was formerly a Suzhou dialectdialect identical to that of Suzhou . During the late 19th century and early 20th century, as mass waves of migration to Shanghai from Jiangnan were common at that time and shaped the Shanghai dialect as it is today. Unlike other varieties of Taihu Wu Chinese, Ningbo dialect has been described as , or as hard as stones, bones, and steel, as opposed to , or qualities of Wu speech for Suzhou dialect. See also List of Chinese dialects Wu Chinese Suzhou dialect Shanghainese Shanghai dialect Hangzhou dialect commonscat Ningpo dialect Ningpo dialect Chinese language Category Chinese dialects China stub st lang stub hak N n p fa zh ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Weihai dialect is a dialect of Mandarin Chinese Mandarin spoken in and around the city of Weihai , in eastern Shandong province. DEFAULTSORT Weihai Dialect Category Chinese dialects Category Mandarin Chinese St lang stub fr Dialecte de Weihai ... more details
This is a sub article to Dialects of the Polish language Mazovian Masovian dialect is a dialect of Polish language typical to Mazovia and historically related regions, in general North East of Poland. ref http www.gwarypolskie.uw.edu.pl index.php?option com content&task section&id 6 ref File Languages of CE Europe 3.PNG thumb Masovian dialect B3 among languages of Central Europe Mazovian dialects include but are not limited to subdialects ref name gwary Halina Karas, Gwary Polskie , http www.gwarypolskie.uw.edu.pl index.php?option com content&task section&id 6 Dialects and gwary in Poland ref gwaras of Bia ystock dialect lang pl gwara bia ostocka Suwa ki dialect lang pl gwara suwalska Warmia dialect lang pl gwara warmi ska Kurpie dialect lang pl gwara kurpiowska Masurian dialect lang pl gwara mazurska Malbork Lubawa dialect lang pl gwara malborsko lubawska Ostr da dialect lang pl gwara ostr dzka Near Mazovian dialect lang pl gwara mazowsze bli sze Far Mazovian dialect lang pl gwara mazowsze dalsze References Reflist Category Polish language ja pl Dialekt mazowiecki Poland stub lang stub ... more details
Open Dialect is an open source Adobe Flash Flash Integrated development environment IDE based on Adobe Flex and distributed under the GNU General Public License GPL . Its goals are to allow system dynamics modelers to create and publish online interfaces to their work. Open Dialect allows for the creation of Adobe Integrated Runtime adobe AIR executables as well as Flash 9 SWF swfs . Open Dialect is written in C Sharp programming language C using the .NET Framework and has been ported via Mono software Mono and GTK to Linux and partially Mac OS X . Supported platforms The latest version of Open Dialect, version 0.6.0 supports Windows no extra effort , Linux tiny bit of effort and OSX must compile from source . References http dialect.openmodeling.net Open Dialect Updates from Open Dialect http dialect.openmodeling.net wiki OpenDialect Open Dialect Wiki from Open Dialect http osflash.org projects opendialect Open Dialect from osflash.org http sunil gupta.blogspot.com 2008 07 open dialect future of open source.html Open Dialect, The future of open source flash IDE Sunil s Blog https dialect.openmodeling.net downloads 4 The Policy Resistance example game, tutorial and ILE from Open Dialect Category Open source integrated development environments Category Adobe Flash ... more details
The Irpinian dialect , or Irpino is the dialect spoken in almost all of the comuni Communes in the Province of Avellino in the Italy Italian region of Campania . It is a variant of the Neapolitan language , but it does differ in some ways, for example in some expressions, pronunciation and in some of the articles. DEFAULTSORT Irpinian Dialect Category Neapolitan language language stub it Dialetto irpino ... more details
Macedonian dialect may refer to Dialects of the Macedonian language , the dialects of the modern Slavic language Ancient Macedonian language , if considered a dialect of ancient Greek Varieties of Modern Greek , spoken today in Greek Macedonia disambig ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Qingtian dialect is a spoken dialect of the Chinese language . It is spoken in Qingtian county of Lishui, Zhejiang Lishui prefecture in Zhejiang , China . Qingtian dialect is of the Chuqu Wu dialects Chuqu Wu dialects spoken in Quzhou and Lishui prefectures in Zhejiang province. It is also often spoken by overseas Chinese because many of them are from Qingtian. Chinese language DEFAULTSORT Qingtian Dialect Category Chinese dialects China stub St lang stub nl Qingtianhua ... more details
unreferenced date July 2009 Qihai dialect is a Wu Chinese dialect spoken in Tongzhou , Haimen , Qidong districts in southern Jiangsu province, as well as spoken on Chongming Island in Shanghai , It is considered to be a Taihu Wu dialect, which is intelligible with Shanghainese dialect . Chinese language Category Chinese dialects St lang stub wuu zh ... more details
Infobox Language name Hui an dialect nativename states China region Mainly in Hui an , southern Fujian province. speakers familycolor Sino Tibetan fam2 Sinitic languages Sinitic fam3 Chinese languages Chinese fam4 Min Chinese Min fam5 Min Nan fam6 Zhenan Min iso1 zh iso2b chi iso2t zho lc1 nan ld1 Min Nan ll1 Min Nan map The Hui an dialect , is a dialect mostly spoken in Hui an in Fujian Province , China . It is a sub dialect of Min Nan Chinese , and a sub dialect of Zhenan Min . ref http chinalinks.osu.edu naccl 20 proceedings 34 chen w.pdf Relative Clauses in Hui an Dialect ref See also List of Chinese dialects Min .E9.96.A9.E8.AA.9E.2F.E9.97.BD.E8.AF.AD List of Chinese dialects Referencing reflist Southern Min Languages DEFAULTSORT Hui an Dialect Category Fujian China stub st lang stub ... more details
Infobox Language name Shantou dialect nativename Unicode Suan tao u states China region Mainly in Shantou , southwestern Guangdong province. speakers familycolor Sino Tibetan fam2 Sinitic fam3 Chinese language Chinese fam4 Min Chinese Min fam5 Min Chinese Coastal Min fam6 Min Nan fam7 Teochew iso1 zh iso2b chi iso2t zho lc1 nan ld1 Min Nan ll1 Min Nan map File Shantou map2005.jpg 210px br color box c8ab37 Shantou dialect The Shantou dialect , formerly known as the Swatow dialect , is a dialect mostly spoken in Shantou in Guangdong , China . It is a sub dialect of Min Nan Chinese , and sometimes a sub dialect of Teochew Min . ref http www.glossika.com en dict dialectdata guangdong shantou.php Shantou Dialect entry in Glossika ref . Referencing reflist See also List of Chinese dialects Min .E9.96.A9.E8.AA.9E.2F.E9.97.BD.E8.AF.AD List of Chinese dialects External links http openlibrary.org b OL7242211M pronouncing and defining dictionary of the Swatow dialect A pronouncing and defining dictionary of the Swatow Shantou dialect published in 1883 by the American Presbyterian mission press in Shanghai. Southern Min Languages Category Guangdong Category Min Nan ... more details
Infobox Language name Xuzhou dialect nativename familycolor Sino Tibetan states China region Xuzhou , Jiangsu speakers fam2 Sinitic languages Sinitic fam3 Chinese languages Chinese fam4 Mandarin language Mandarin fam5 Zhongyuan Mandarin Zhongyuan iso1 zh iso2b chi iso2t zho iso3 cmn Xuzhou dialect Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese Pinyin X zh u hu is a dialect of Chinese spoken language . It is spoken in the city of Xuzhou in Jiangsu province of China . Jiangsu has two basic dialect types, that of the south, influenced by Wu and that of the north. Beginning roughly in the area extending from Changzhou to Danyang there is a change in the dialects spoken. From Yangzhou north, the dialect begins to take on the essential form of the northern Jiangsu dialect. Xuzhou dialect is the point where the northern dialects of Jiangsu meet the dialects of Shandong . Xuzhou dialect also reflects the influence of Shanxi , whose dialects were imported by migrants from Shanxi to Xuzhou during the Sui Dynasty . The dialect of Peixian , which is a region under the auspices of the city of Xuzhou was the destination of the majority of migrants from Shanxi . There are important differences in the dialects of Xuzhou and Peixian , which show the results of the Shanxi influence. Xuzhou dialect claims a rich vocabulary of unique terms, and also has important tonal differences from Mandarin Chinese Mandarin . The form of Xuzhou dialect commonly spoken in the city is often referred to as X p , Xuzhou Mandarin , reflecting the influence of dominant Mandarin on the local dialect. But there are crucial differences between the tonal character of Mandarin and Xuzhou dialect. Only the fourth tone falling of Mandarin remains unchanged in Xuzhou dialect. The second tone rising of Mandarin becomes the first tone flat . The third tone low or dipping becomes the second tone. The first tone becomes the third tone. Chinese language Category Chinese dialects china stub st lang stub ... more details
Dialect levelling is the means by which dialect differences decrease. For example, in rural areas of United Kingdom Britain , although English language English is widely spoken, the pronunciation and grammar have historically varied. During the 20th century people have been moving into towns and cities, Standard language standard izing the English language. ref name armoor http www.teachit.co.uk armoore lang rp.htm ref Dialect levelling is also occurring in some African languages . Fact date August 2008 Dialect levelling can be brought upon through varying types of media. Television demonstrates Estuary English through programmes such as Eastenders . With more and more people viewing and listening to Estuary English, it becomes more and more widely used throughout the country. Or date September 2010 See also Koin language Language convergence Dialect continuum Mutual intelligibility References references DEFAULTSORT Dialect Levelling Category Dialects ling stub nl Dialectnivellering ... more details
Dapeng dialect hanzi IPA xx t a i p u wa IPA is a Chinese dialect that was originally only spoken on the Dapeng Peninsula . By the Chinese diaspora , the dialect has spread to places with large population people who are originally from Dapeng. Hong Kong , Randstad , Portsmouth and New York City today has a lot of Dapeng dialect speakers. The dialect is a form of junhua and was therefore used by soldiers in Dapeng Fortress . It is a mix of Yue Chinese Cantonese and Hakka language Hakka . DEFAULTSORT Dapeng Dialect Category Hakka language Category Cantonese language China stub ling stub nl Dapenghua no Dapenghua zh yue zh ... more details
The Babyak dialect is a Bulgarian language Bulgarian dialect, member of the Rup dialects Rup or Southeastern Bulgarian dialects. It is spoken in several mountainous villages on the western fringes of the Rhodopes and is thus sandwiched between the Chepino dialect on the east and northeast and the Razlog dialect to the south and west. It shares a number of phonological characteristics with both the Rup especially the Rhodopean and the Southwestern Bulgarian dialects Southwestern dialects . Because of its specific reflexes of Old Church Slavonic yat , it is generally classified as a Rup dialect but is actually transitional between the two dialectal groups. Phonological and morphological characteristics Broad e IPA for Old Church Slavonic yat in all positions and regardless of the word stress and the character of the following syllable IPA IPA vs. formal Bulgarian white , IPA IPA vs. formal Bulgarian big . This is a feature the Babyak dialect shares with the Rhodopean dialects, and especially with the Smolyan dialect Smolyan and Hvoyna dialect s Vowel a for Old Church Slavonic big yus Unicode and little yus Unicode as in the neighbouring Samokov dialect Samokov and Ihtiman dialect s to the north and the Dorkovo subdialect of the Rhodopean Chepino dialect to the east vs. Standard Bulgarian tooth , vs. Standard Bulgarian the rain IPA for Old Church Slavonic yus little yus Unicode as in Standard Bulgarian Single masculine definite article o as in the neighbouring Samokov dialect to the north vs. Standard Bulgarian the back . For other phonological and morphological characteristics typical for all Rup or Rhodopean dialects, cf. Rup dialects . Sources , , . . . , 2006 http www.promacedonia.org jchorb st st 2 b izt 3.htm ... Babyak Dialect ... more details
Unreferenced date March 2007 Infobox Language name Borujerdi dialect nativename states Iran , Iraq region Central Zagros speakers ca. 0.8 million familycolor Indo European fam2 Indo Iranian languages Indo Iranian fam3 Iranian languages Iranian fam4 Western fam5 Southwestern lc1 lrc ld1 Northern Luri Borujerdi ll1 none The Borujerdi dialect is a Luri language Luri dialect spoken in Borujerd city and its surrounding areas in Lorestan Province of Iran . Borujerdi is more similar to Persian language Persian than the Luri of Khurramabad , and in some aspects is completely different from Luri of Khurramabad, spoken in many parts of the Lorestan province. Dehkhoda says this dialect is totally distinguishable from the Luri of Khurramabad , Laki language and Bakhtiari dialect . Borujerdi dialect is spoken in Borujerd City and more than 200 villages around it. People of Malayer , Dorood , Arak, Iran Arak , Toyserkan and Kangavar have a very similar accent to Borujerdi and their language can be considered same as Borujerdi dialect of Persian. It is estimated that between 0.8 to 1 million people in provinces of Lorestan , Markazi , Hamadan and Kermanshah speak in Borujerdi dialect with minor differences in their accents. Category Persian language Category Lorest n Province ie lang stub iran stub fa ... more details
Expand Chinese date November 2010 The Chengdu dialect zh s t p Ch ngd Hu Sichuanese pinyin ??? is the dialect of Sichuanese Mandarin spoken in the city of Chengdu , Sichuan , China Category Chinese dialects Category Sichuan zh ... more details
Buzet dialect lang hr buzetski dijalekt is a akavian Croatian dialect spoken in the southern Istria , in the area around Buzet . Dialect is transitional to Slovenian language Slovenian and Kajkavian dialects. Some consider him a part of Kajkavian dialect area, and in the past it has been classified by e.g. Fran Ramov as a Slovenian dialect. The primary features that separate Buzet dialect from the rest of the akavian dialects are in the development of the Common Slavic vocalism yat closed e e , opened e just like in most Kajkavian speeches u syllabic l u a Prosodical system diverges from that of other akavian speeches, having lost e.g. the difference between long a short accented vowels. Another unusual feature is the usage of Kajkavian interrogative pronoun kaj what , instead of the usual akavian a . As far as the division of akavian dialects in Southeastern and Northwestern is concerned, Buzet dialect belongs to Northwestern akavian. Buzet dialect has been extensively described in the book Buzetski govori Annales, Kopar 2005 by Nata a Vivoda. References cite book author Dalibor Brozovi title akavsko narje je Jezik srpskohrvatski hrvatskosrpski, hrvatski ili srpski, location Zagreb publisher JLZ Miroslav Krle a year 1988 isbn 953 0 30225 8 language Croatian Chakavian dialects Category Croatian language Category Istria hr Buzetski dijalekt ... more details
The Sittard dialect Zittesj is a Limburgish language Limburgish dialect spoken mainly in the Dutch city of Sittard . It is also spoken in Roerdalen Herkenbosch and in a small part of Germany Selfkant , but quickly disappearing there. The dialect of Sittard is closely related to that of Roermond dialect Roermond . Characteristics The Sittard dialect belongs to Middle Limburgish , which means it has a postalveolar consonant at the onset of words beginning with consonant cluster clusters such as st , sl and st in other variants of Limburgish such as Maastrichtian dialect Maastrichtian and in Dutch language Dutch . The most important characteristic by which the dialect of Sittard is distinguished from other Limburgish dialects is the presence of the diphthong s ei and ou , instead of ee and oo , as in neit not , veil much beier beer and awd old . This phenomenon has been examined thoroughly by Willy Dols . References Belemans, Rob & Keulen, Ronny 2002 Taal in stad en land. Venloos, Roermonds en Sittards ISBN 90 12 09014 8 DEFAULTSORT Sittard Dialect Category Languages of the Netherlands Category Limburg Netherlands Category Limburgish language Category Low Franconian languages language stub li Zittesj nl Sittards ... more details
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