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subdialect

Meaning of "subdialect" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF SUBDIALECT

ˈsʌbˌdaɪəlekt


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUBDIALECT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Subdialect 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 SUBDIALECT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Subdialect

A subdialect is a subdivision of dialect. Subdialects can be divided further, ultimately down to idiolects. Normally subdialects of one dialect are quite close to each other, differing mainly in pronunciation and certain local words. In some languages there is a special word for such a small variety of language, ex. Russian: говор govor, Romanian: grai or possibly German: Mundart.

Definition of subdialect in the English dictionary

The definition of subdialect in the dictionary is a division of a larger dialect.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUBDIALECT

arrect · basilect · cathect · coerect · conject · crew-necked · flecked · grapholect · humect · lanzknecht · miscorrect · predilect · preelect · refect · reinject · suberect · subsect · superinfect · tranect · unsuspect

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUBDIALECT

subdelirious · subdelirium · subdepartment · subdepot · subdeputy · subdermal · subdermally · subdevelopment · subdiaconal · subdiaconate · subdirector · subdiscipline · subdistrict · subdividable · subdivide · subdivider · subdivisible · subdivision · subdivisional · subdivisive

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUBDIALECT

benign neglect · collect · complect · deflect · deselect · dialect · elect · free-select · genuflect · inflect · intellect · neglect · pre-select · president-elect · re-elect · recollect · reflect · reselect · select · self-neglect

Synonyms and antonyms of subdialect in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «subdialect» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF SUBDIALECT

Find out the translation of subdialect to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of subdialect from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «subdialect» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

subdialect
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

subdialecto
570 millions of speakers
en

English

subdialect
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

subdialect
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

subdialect
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

говор
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

subdialect
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

subdialect
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

sous-dialecte
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Subdialect
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

subdialect
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

下位方言
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

subdialect
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Subdialect
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

subdialect
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

subdialect
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

उपविभागीय
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

subdialect
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

subdialect
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

subdialect
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

говір
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

subdialect
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

subdialect
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

subdialect
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

subdialect
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

subdialect
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of subdialect

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUBDIALECT»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of subdialect
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «subdialect».

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

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUBDIALECT»

Discover the use of subdialect in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to subdialect and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Handbook of North American Indians: Arctic
Aivilingmiut subdialect: 56. Bering Strait Inupiaq dialect: 54, 56, 58-59, 61. Cape Farewell subdialect: 57, 60, 622. Caribou dialect: 56, 58-59, 61, 447. Central West Greenlandic subdialect; 57, 59, 525, 595. Copper dialect: 56, 58-60, 61, 347, ...
William C. Sturtevant, 1978
2
The Kam People of China: Turning Nineteen
Subdialect divisions were based mainly on differences in pronunciation. A language survey comparable to that of the 1950s has never been repeated. In the meantime, however, more understanding of the subdialect situation has been gained ...
D. Norman Geary, 2003
3
Dvojina V Slovenskih Narečjih
... is typical of: • Carinthia (C): Roz (18 - simam), Obir (29 - simam) • Littoral: Nadiza (77 - simam), Karst (108 - 'simam) • Rovte: Baca subdialect (159 - sihoiuam), Poljanska Sora (180 - sinbivam) • Upper Carniola: Selska Sora (188 - sihoiuam), ...
Tjaša Jakop, 2008
4
Mitteilungen der Basler Afrika Bibliographien Communications ...
. Eastern Brong of the Atebubu area. . The Nkoranza subdialect of the Kintampo area. . The Ntakima (Takyiman) subdialect of the Takyiman and Wenchi area. . The Doma subdialect on the Ghana.side of the Ghana-Ivory Coast border. 5.
5
The Acquisition and Processing of Wh-movement by Najdi ...
Dawadami and its surrounding areas, where this subdialect of Najdi is spoken, are going through very rapid social, economic, and cultural changes resulting in some changes in the dialect. New vocabulary might be added to this subdialect ...
Saad Nasser Aldwayan, 2008
6
Languages of the Akan Area: Papers in Western Kwa ...
1 . Eastern Brong of the Atebubu area. 2. The Nkoranza subdialect of the Kintampo area. 3. The Ntakima (Takyiman) subdialect of the Takyiman and Wenchi area. 4. The Doma subdialect on the Ghana side of the Ghana-Ivory Coast border. 5.
H. Max J. Trutenau, 1976
7
Endangered Languages: Language Loss and Community Response
They generally produce a subdialect which, for the most part, reflects the many linguistic subgroups they are in contact with, or they may simply display a somewhat low frequency in the use of the features which are associated with strong ...
Lenore A. Grenoble, Lindsay J. Whaley, 1998
8
Nooksack Place Names: Geography, Culture, and Language
Brent Galloway (1993 a) worked with speakers from all these areas and called each variety a subdialect of Upriver Halkomelem. Of those Lhéchelesem speakers who also spoke Upriver Halkomelem, most spoke the Chilliwack dialect or the ...
Allan Richardson, Brent Galloway, 2011
9
Lexical Reconstruction: The Case of the Proto-Athapaskan ...
We therefore adopted the compromise solution of selecting from the available schedules a set that would maximize ethnographic accuracy and completeness. It is necessary to distinguish between the use of the terms 'subdialect' and ' version' ...
Isidore Dyen, David Friend Aberle, 1974
10
Southernmost People of Greenland -- Dialects and Memories: ...
North of Alluitsup Kangerlua, in Qaqortoq, Narsaq, and Qassimiut, this t-rule does not apply, nor does it apply to the Nanortalik subdialect (Petersen 19753:197). Listeners to the cd-rom that accompanies this volume may have noticed that the ...
Maliaraq Beboek, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUBDIALECT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term subdialect is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Gosha Rubchinskiy
Rubchinskiy may be niche—extremely niche—but he expresses his subdialect of choice brilliantly. You could absolutely imagine the stripe-flashed vests and ... «Style.com, Jun 15»
2
Why are economists so often wrong?
I've pondered and powered through their highfalutin econometric models — written in an opaque, subdialect of English — so you don't have to. Thank me later. «Dallas Morning News, May 15»
3
Gzub Craft Brewing
Gzub can be loosely translated into beer belly or a small kid in Greater Poland subdialect.We used bright PMS colors alongside heavy retro styles paying close ... «The Dieline, Mar 15»
4
Lingo: A Language Spotter's Guide to Europe by Gaston Dorren …
... the language of Irish Travellers; Ossetian, an Iranian language spoken on the border between Russia and Georgia; and Monégasque, a subdialect of a dialect ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 14»
5
Do you speak Portage? Residents asked to take language survey
“It's in between subdialect areas,” said Purnell, who studies changes in language and variations in pronunciation or the sound of words. “We're very geared up ... «Portage Daily Register, Sep 14»
6
How to translate an 'untranslatable' book
... and some Arabic; Hebrew and Jaquetía, the subdialect of Spanish spoken by the Sephardic community in Tangier. Nothing was ever just one thing, in just one ... «Washington Post, Jul 14»
7
Another Nail in the Coffin of the “Jesus's Wife” Hoax
That is we have two clearly different subdialects of Lycopolitan, which agree exactly with published texts. Second, this GJohn fragment has been 14C dated to ... «Patheos, Apr 14»
8
What dialect do you speak? A map of American English
A subdialect in and around Minnesota reflects more of that Norwegian influence. Think “Drop Dead Gorgeous.” Chicago Urban: Bill Swerski would be proud. «Washington Post, Dec 13»
9
More Than Words: Pride Rock(s)
“Pride” was first spelled and pronounced the contemporary way in Mercian, an Anglo-Saxon subdialect currently most famous for “inspiring” J.R.R. Tolkien (who ... «Autostraddle, Jul 13»
10
The Changing Face Of America's Chinatowns
In addition to Mandarin and Cantonese, she says, visitors may hear Toisanese, a subdialect of the Canton province, and even Fujianese. Another big change ... «WBUR, Dec 11»
REFERENCE
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