eye dialect
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[edit] English
[edit] Noun
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eye dialect (countable and uncountable; plural eye dialects)
- (uncountable) The deliberate use of nonstandard spellings to indicate that the speaker uses a nonstandard or dialectal speech, even though the spelling is pronounced the same way as the original word.
- (countable) A set of such nonstandard spellings, collectively used to reflect a certain form of speech.
[edit] Usage notes
- The term eye dialect may have a negative connotation; pronunciation spelling or respelling may be considered more neutral.