A dialect (from the Greek word διάλεκτος, dialektos) is a variety of a language used by people from a particular geographic area. The number of speakers, and the area itself, can be of arbitrary size. It follows that a dialect for a larger area can contain plenty of (sub-) dialects, which in turn can contain dialects of yet smaller areas, etc.

A dialect is a complete system of verbal communication (oral or signed but not necessarily written) with its own vocabulary and/or grammar.

The concept of dialects can be distinguished from:—

• sociolects, which are a variety of a language spoken by a certain social class,
• standard languages, which are standardized for public performance (e.g. written standard),
• jargons, which are characterized by differences in vocabulary (or lexicon according to linguist jargon), and
• slang
• patois
• creoles or pidgins
• argots.

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Did u know? The colloquial spoken language, or Common #Czech, is based on Central Moravian dialect but is also influenced by local dialects
aboutworldlangs (AboutWorld Langs) Wed, 23 Dec 2009 21:13:40 -0000
Did u know? The colloquial spoken language, or Common #Czech, is based on Central Moravian dialect but is also influenced by local dialects
Walking thru Walgreens in the middle of Times Sq, I heard about 8 or 9 diff langs (not even counting American dialects). Cool but strange!
skormos (skormos) Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:07:51 -0000
Walking thru Walgreens in the middle of Times Sq, I heard about 8 or 9 diff langs (not even counting American dialects). Cool but strange!
Zomi Baptist Convention To Teach 6 Dialects http://goo.gl/fb/w2bZ
careysuante (careysuante) Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:21:56 -0000
Zomi Baptist Convention To Teach 6 Dialects http://goo.gl/fb/w2bZ
@wardrox Not bad, not bad. Mostly correct :) Missing a few dialects of PR speak.
EvolveTom (Tom Ohle) Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:03:16 -0000
@wardrox Not bad, not bad. Mostly correct :) Missing a few dialects of PR speak.
Idikoko speaks to GTV: Idikoko a renowned movie actor says the use of local dialects in Ghanaian movies in recent t... http://bit.ly/8Rinur
modernghanaweb (Modern Ghana Ltd.) Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:01:24 -0000
Idikoko speaks to GTV: Idikoko a renowned movie actor says the use of local dialects in Ghanaian movies in recent t... http://bit.ly/8Rinur
Idikoko speaks to GTV: Idikoko a renowned movie actor says the use of local dialects in Ghanaian movies in recent t... http://bit.ly/8Rinur
modernghanalive (ModernGhana.Com) Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:01:17 -0000
Idikoko speaks to GTV: Idikoko a renowned movie actor says the use of local dialects in Ghanaian movies in recent t... http://bit.ly/8Rinur

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