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semidialectal

adj

semidialectal

adj

Etymology From semi- + dialectal.

1

Of a language or vocabulary Having a mixture of dialectal and standard words or grammar

  • 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 […]1965, Mario Pei, Invitation to Linguistics, page 233:

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