semidialectal

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English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

semi- +‎ dialectal

Adjective[edit]

semidialectal (not comparable)

  1. (of a language or vocabulary) Having a mixture of dialectal and standard words or grammar
    • 1965, Mario Pei, Invitation to Linguistics, page 233:
      It does not suffice to collect a few semiliterate, semidialectal speakers to construct a descriptive grammar of a big language of modern civilization. If we try, we may emerge with a descriptive grammar of a few idiolects or dialects […]
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