What does topolect mean?
Topolect means (linguistics, sociolinguistics) The speech form, variety (lect) of a particular place or region..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(linguistics, sociolinguistics) The speech form, variety (lect) of a particular place or region..
We can then establish and name further categories by means of the word "group" and the prefix "sub-", thus obtaining SUBDIALECT ("Untermundart") between topolect and dialect, DIALECT GROUP ("Mundartengruppe") between dialect and language, SUBFAMILY ("Unterfamilie") between language and family,
The degree to which Yahudic lects differ from coterritorial non-Jewish lects varies spatially, chronologically, stylistically, and idiolectically (for this reason it is important to study each Yahudic topolect together with its coterritorial Arabic topolect if it has one).
Imminent Chinese linguist Zhou Youguang has said that everyone’s mother tongue is a topolect, whereas China’s standard spoken language has long been the “teacher tongue.”
Use topolect when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Topolect means (linguistics, sociolinguistics) The speech form, variety (lect) of a particular place or region..
Common synonyms include geolect, regiolect, regionalect, fangyan.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
We can then establish and name further categories by means of the word "group" and the prefix "sub-", thus obtaining SUBDIALECT ("Untermundart") between topolect and dialect, DIALECT GROUP ("Mundartengruppe") between dialect and language, SUBFAMILY ("Unterfamilie") between language and family,
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