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
- (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
- dialecticisms
Synonyms for dialecticism
Depending on context, synonyms include dialectism.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include dialectality, dialogicality, paradoxicality, disputativeness, discursivity, dichotomousness.
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