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Meaning of "idiolect" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF IDIOLECT

idiolect  [ˈɪdɪəˌlɛkt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IDIOLECT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Idiolect is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES IDIOLECT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Idiolect

In linguistics, an idiolect is an individual's distinctive and unique use of language, including speech. This unique usage encompasses vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation. Idiolect is the variety of language unique to an individual. This differs from a dialect, a common set of linguistic characteristics shared among some group of people.

Definition of idiolect in the English dictionary

The definition of idiolect in the dictionary is the variety or form of a language used by an individual.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IDIOLECT


acrolect
ˈækrəˌlɛkt
collect
kəˈlɛkt
complect
kəmˈplɛkt
deflect
dɪˈflɛkt
deselect
ˌdiːsɪˈlɛkt
dialect
ˈdaɪəˌlɛkt
elect
ɪˈlɛkt
genuflect
ˈdʒɛnjʊˌflɛkt
inflect
ɪnˈflɛkt
intellect
ˈɪntɪˌlɛkt
neglect
nɪˈɡlɛkt
nonelect
ˌnɒnɪˈlɛkt
pre-select
ˌpriːsɪˈlɛkt
prelect
prɪˈlɛkt
recollect
ˌrɛkəˈlɛkt
reflect
rɪˈflɛkt
reselect
ˌriːsɪˈlɛkt
select
sɪˈlɛkt
self-neglect
ˌsɛlfnɪˈɡlɛkt
sociolect
ˈsəʊsɪəʊˌlɛkt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IDIOLECT

idioblast
idioblastic
idiocies
idiocy
idioglossia
idiogram
idiographic
idiolectal
idiolectic
idiom
idiomatic
idiomatical
idiomatically
idiomaticalness
idiomorphic
idiomorphically
idiomorphism
idiopathic
idiopathies
idiopathy

WORDS THAT END LIKE IDIOLECT

affect
basilect
benign neglect
connect
correct
direct
effect
expect
free-select
grapholect
object
perfect
predilect
preelect
president-elect
project
protect
re-elect
subdialect
unilateral neglect

Synonyms and antonyms of idiolect in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «idiolect» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IDIOLECT

Find out the translation of idiolect to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of idiolect from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «idiolect» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

个人方言
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

idiolecto
570 millions of speakers

English

idiolect
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

idiolect
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اللهجة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

идиолект
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

idioleto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ব্যক্তিবিশেষের নিজস্ব ভাষারীতি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

idiolecte
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Idiolect
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

idiolect
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

個人言語
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

idiolect
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Idiolect
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

idiolect
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

idiolect
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Idiolect
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

idiolect
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

idioletto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

idiolekt
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ідіолект
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

idiolect
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

idiolect
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

idiolect
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

idiolect
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

idiolect
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of idiolect

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IDIOLECT»

The term «idiolect» is normally little used and occupies the 124.535 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IDIOLECT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about idiolect

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IDIOLECT»

Discover the use of idiolect in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to idiolect and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Theory of Semiotics
Such a type of private code is usually called an 'idiolect'. The rule governing all deviations at work at every level of a work of art, the unique diagram which makes all deviations mutually functional, is the aesthetic idiolect. Insofar as it can be ...
Umberto Eco, 1976
2
Explorations in Integrational Linguistics: Four Essays on ...
Ontologically, an idiolect is construed as a (possibly infinite) set of abstract ' phonetic sentences': form-meaning pairs consisting, in the case of a spoken rather than a written or signed idiolect, of a structured phonetic sound sequence ( called a ...
Robin Sackmann, 2008
3
American English: An Introduction
What is a dialect and what is the relationship of the term to language and idiolect ? These terms and the relationships among them are notoriously difficult to define in a precise manner. It is customary to distinguish the notion of dialect from that ...
Zoltan Kovecses, 2000
4
Origins of Language: Constraints on Hypotheses
commonly have your idiolect as a major source of language input. High biological reproductive success means having many surviving children, which indirectly also means that your idiolect will be a primary source of input data for language ...
Sverker Johansson, 2005
5
The Cambridge Companion to Quine
Suppose I accept GC and you accept G -• C. If we want to understand one another, each of us must devise a translation manual from the other's idiolect into his own in order to understand the other's theory. Surely, it would be very natural for ...
Roger F. Gibson, 2004
6
English in Speech and Writing: Investigating Language and ...
The physical aspects which were noted as typically affecting speech idiolect are most applicable to the handwritten medium. Thus far the discussion has largely focused on printed written discourse, but the handwritten form, depending as it ...
Rebecca Hughes, 2005
7
Forensic Linguistics: Advances in Forensic Stylistics
The idiolect has been referred to as a personal dialect. No two individuals use and perceive language in exactly the same way, so there will always be at least small differences in the grammar each person has internalized to speak, write, and ...
Gerald R. McMenamin, 2002
8
Film Stars: Hollywood and Beyond
Carrey's star idiolect manifests itself in such small expressive elements as the lifting of an eyebrow, or the use of a certain catchphrase (for instance 'Alrighty then!') that become invested with significance through their iteration. Often neglected ...
Andrew Willis, 2004
9
Integrational Linguistics: Vol. I: General Outline
I: General Outline Hans-Heinrich Lieb. 29 THEORY INTEGRATION (2): IDIOLECT GRAMMARS; NON-LINGUISTIC THEORIES 29.1 Idiolect grammars So far we have been discussing theory integration for axiomatic theories as characterized in ...
Hans-Heinrich Lieb, 1984
10
Literary Translation: A Practical Guide
In this respect, style is inextricably intertwined with one's idiolect, the way an individual normally speaks. Do you say 'for example' or 'for instance'? 'Pardon me ' or 'excuse me'? 'Pleaded' or 'pled'? From the accumulation of countless such ...
Clifford E. Landers, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IDIOLECT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term idiolect is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Harper Lee's Go Set a Watchman: Review | Flavorwire
Even in these first pages, Harper Lee's relaxed, often brilliant idiolect is on full display; so too is the ease with which she moves between ... «Flavorwire, Jul 15»
2
Review: Racial profiling gets Mime Troupe touch in 'Freedomland'
Sam Hurwitt's theater blog, The Idiolect, is at www.theidiolect.com. Contact him at shurwitt@gmail.com or on Twitter at http://twitter.com/shurwitt. «Marin Independent Journal, Jul 15»
3
Jessica Hopper Compiles A Vital Career In Music Writing
With a raw idiolect, the rock critic unfurls over 42 essays, interviews, reviews and oral histories her "soul-entanglement with music." The title of ... «San Antonio Current, Jul 15»
4
Ask The Old Editor: accents
Each of us has an idiolect, a characteristic pattern of vocabulary, pronunciation, and syntax. Each of us is also capable of making adjustments ... «Baltimore Sun, Jul 15»
5
Published on Jun 25, 2015, 7:40 pm AST
This is distinct from a person's idiolect—a unique pattern of vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation. Idiolects that have enough in common to ... «Trinidad & Tobago Express, Jun 15»
6
Why historical fiction needs daring and anachronism
... speak Anglo-Saxon and Norman French, so invented a kind of pseudo-Shakespearean idiolect, a process he described as “necromantic”. «The Guardian, Jun 15»
7
'Book of Numbers', by Joshua Cohen
Deciphering the Tetration boss's tech-laden idiolect is a long, heavy-going read . . . until, right at the end of his account, he suddenly stakes a ... «Financial Times, Jun 15»
8
Voices on Joyce: A showcase of Irish takes on James Joyce
(The idiolect, despite the volume's title, is more that of the scholarly article than that of the lecture hall.) Cormac Ó Gráda informs us about the ... «Irish Times, Jun 15»
9
Writers Choose Their Favorite Words
... riches found in unlikely places: a salutary identity politics of the idiolect. Paul Kingsnorth gives “swamm,” an Old English word for mushrooms, ... «The New Yorker, Jun 15»
10
Theater review: Soaring spirituals and heartbreaking drama in …
Sam Hurwitt's theater blog, The Idiolect, is at www.theidiolect.com. Contact him at shurwitt@gmail.com or on Twitter at http://twitter.com/shurwitt. «Marin Independent Journal, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Idiolect [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/idiolect>. Apr 2024 ».
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