Semidialectal

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having a mixture of dialectal and standard words or grammar not-comparable

    "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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"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 […]"

Etymology

From semi- + dialectal.

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