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dialectology

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di·a·lec·tol·o·gy  (d-lk-tl-j)
n.
The study of dialects.
dia·lecto·logi·cal (-t-lj-kl) adj.
dia·lecto·logi·cal·ly adv.
dia·lec·tolo·gist n.
dialectology [ˌdaɪəlɛkˈtɒlədʒɪ]
n
(Linguistics) the study of dialects and dialectal variations
dialectological  [ˌdaɪəˌlɛktəˈlɒdʒɪkəl] adj
dialectologically  adv
dialectologist  n
dialectology
1. the study of dialects and dialect features.
2. the linguistic features of a dialect. — dialectician, dialectologist, n. — dialectologie, dialectological, adj.
See also: Linguistics
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.dialectology - the branch of philology that is devoted to the study of dialects
philology, linguistics - the humanistic study of language and literature
Translations
dialectology [ˌdaɪəlekˈtɒlədʒɪ] N → dialectología f


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