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idiolect
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id·i·o·lect  (d--lkt)
n.
The speech of an individual, considered as a linguistic pattern unique among speakers of his or her language or dialect.
[idio- + (dia)lect.]
idi·o·lectal, idi·o·lectic adj.
idiolect [ˈɪdɪəˌlɛkt]
n
(Linguistics) the variety or form of a language used by an individual
idiolectal , idiolectic adj
idiolect
a person’s individual speech habits.
See also: Linguistics
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Noun1.idiolect - the language or speech of one individual at a particular period in life
speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, voice communication, oral communication, speech, language - (language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets"
Translations
idiolect [ˈɪdɪəʊlekt] N → idiolecto m
idiolect
n → Idiolekt m
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Minor differences in phonology [phonetics], grammar and vocabulary are normal, so that everyone has, to a limited extent, a 'personal dialect,' technically known as an ideolect.
The roots of language: appreciating how people learn and understand ... by Khodarahmi, Sue / Communication World
In Une politique de la langue (Paris: Gallimard, 1975) Michel de Certeau, Dominique Julia, and Jacques Revel theorized a longstanding "politics of language" that moves between discovery of what is unknown in the nation and imposition upon it of an official ideolect.
Conquests Within and Without: Recent French Scholarship on the ... by Conley, Tom / Renaissance Quarterly
In Une politique de la langue (Paris: Gallimard, 1975) Michel de Certeau, Dominique Julia, and Jacques Revel theorized a longstanding "politics of language" that moves between discovery of what is unknown in the nation and imposition upon it of an official ideolect.
Oeuvres poetiques III by Conley, Tom / Renaissance Quarterly
 
 
 
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