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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.


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"
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idiolect [ˈɪdɪəʊlekt] Nidiolecto m
idiolect
nIdiolekt m


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This was certainly true of poets as well - "thieves of language," Blank calls them, whose philosophy of composition entailed ransacking vast inventories of foreign languages, social and regional dialects, idiolects, not to mention "English" texts from remote times and places.
This was certainly true of poets as well - "thieves of language," Blank calls them, whose philosophy of composition entailed ransacking vast inventories of foreign languages, social and regional dialects, idiolects, not to mention "English" texts from remote times and places.
 
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