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dialect

/ˈdaɪ.əˌlɛkt/

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noun

方言

Examples :

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

アメリカ合衆国の南部の田舎では、多くの人々が独自の語彙と発音を持つ英語の方言を話します。

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noun

方言

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. "

アパラチア英語は、英語の独特で有効な種類というよりは、むしろ話し方の悪い方言であると誤って信じている人もいます。

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noun

方言

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. "

人里離れた山村では、子供たちは学校で公用語を学びますが、家では何世代にもわたって受け継がれてきた独特の方言を話します。

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noun

方言

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. "

私の祖母は、学校で教えられる標準スペイン語とは異なるスペイン語の方言を話します。

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方言

A variant of a non-standardized programming language.

Examples :

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

1980年代のホームコンピューターには、互換性のないBASICの方言が多数存在しました。

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noun

方言

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. "

地元のバードウォッチャーは、森の保護区でのみ、コマドリの歌の独特の方言を観察しました。

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