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dialect

/ˈdaɪ.əˌlɛkt/

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noun

Mundart, Dialekt

Examples :

"In the rural South of the United States, many people speak a dialect of English with its own unique vocabulary and pronunciation. "

Im ländlichen Süden der Vereinigten Staaten sprechen viele Menschen einen Dialekt des Englischen mit einem ganz eigenen Wortschatz und einer einzigartigen Aussprache.

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noun

Mundart, Dialekt

Language that is perceived as substandard or wrong.

Examples :

"Some people mistakenly believe that Appalachian English is a poorly spoken dialect, rather than a distinct and valid variety of English. "

Manche Leute glauben fälschlicherweise, dass Appalachian English ein schlecht gesprochener Dialekt ist, anstatt eine eigenständige und gültige Variante des Englischen.

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noun

Mundart, Dialekt

A language existing only in an oral or non-standardized form, especially a language spoken in a developing country or an isolated region.

Examples :

"In the remote mountain village, the children learn the official language at school, but at home they speak a unique dialect passed down through generations. "

In dem abgelegenen Bergdorf lernen die Kinder in der Schule die offizielle Sprache, aber zu Hause sprechen sie einen einzigartigen Dialekt, der über Generationen weitergegeben wurde.

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noun

Mundart, Dialekt

A lect (often a regional or minority language) as part of a group or family of languages, especially if they are viewed as a single language, or if contrasted with a standardized idiom that is considered the 'true' form of the language (for example, Cantonese as contrasted with Mandarin Chinese, or Bavarian as contrasted with Standard German).

Examples :

"My grandmother speaks a dialect of Spanish that is different from the standard Spanish taught in school. "

Meine Großmutter spricht einen Dialekt des Spanischen, der sich vom in der Schule gelehrten Standardspanisch unterscheidet.

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noun

Variante

A variant of a non-standardized programming language.

Examples :

"Home computers in the 1980s had many incompatible dialects of BASIC."

Heimcomputer in den 1980er Jahren hatten viele inkompatible Varianten von BASIC.

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Gesangsvariante, Dialekt

A variant form of the vocalizations of a bird species restricted to a certain area or population.

Examples :

"The local birdwatchers observed a distinct dialect of the robin's song only in the forest preserve. "

Die lokalen Vogelbeobachter beobachteten eine deutliche Gesangsvariante des Rotkehlchengesangs nur in dem Waldschutzgebiet.

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