ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Dialecticism

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Dialecticism is a noun meaning The quality of being dialectic.

Meaning

The quality of being dialectic.

More Meanings

  1. (linguistics) A dialectal word or phrase (especially if borrowed into another dialect or into 'standard' language).

Example Sentences

We argue there are two major ways in which dialecticism influences emotional complexity in East Asian cultures.
Numerous dialecticisms introduced into the poem reflect the phonetic, morphological, and syntactic differences between dialect and standard language.
Dialecticism is expressed by the Catholic formula: Union not separation of natures, the unity of person against Nestorius; distinction not confusion of natures against Eutychius and the Monothelites.
extent of replicating faithfully such features as archaisms, dialecticisms, different language registers and levels of formality. Most translations, of course, are amalgams of these different translational types, .

Word Forms

Synonyms for dialecticism

Depending on context, synonyms include dialectism.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include dialectality, dialogicality, paradoxicality, disputativeness, discursivity, dichotomousness.

Related Dictionary Tools

Sources & Attribution

FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.