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# dialect

noun (a dialect, dialects; dialect, uncountable)

«dialect» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A dialect is a form of a language spoken in a particular area or by a particular group, with its own words, grammar and pronunciation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dialect/#m1)

### In the lessons

In English lessons, children learn that English has many dialects: in Scotland a small child can be a «bairn», in parts of England people say «nowt» for nothing, and Americans say «sidewalk» where the British say «pavement». No dialect is wrong; Standard English is the form usually used in school writing. In stories dialect shows where a character comes from. Phrases: local dialect, regional dialect, speak in dialect, Standard English.

### Examples

- My grandad speaks a strong Yorkshire dialect. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dialect/#x1)
- In some dialects, «wee» means small. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dialect/#x2)
- The book's characters speak in dialect. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dialect/#x3)
- Every region has its own dialect words. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dialect/#x4)
- Standard English is used in most school writing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dialect/#x5)
- The children laughed at the funny dialect word for «bread roll». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dialect/#x6)
- American English and British English differ like dialects. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dialect/#x7)
- I have modified the dialect and changed “Mally” into “Molly.” [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dialect/#x8)

### Note

Countable (a dialect, dialects) and uncountable (written in dialect). Pronounced DY-a-lekt. A dialect is not the same as an accent: an accent is only how words sound, a dialect also includes different words and grammar.

## In Jewish tradition

In English lessons, children learn that English has many dialects: in Scotland a small child can be a «bairn», in parts of England people say «nowt» for nothing, and Americans say «sidewalk» where the British say «pavement». No dialect is wrong; Standard English is the form usually used in school writing. In stories dialect shows where a character comes from. Phrases: local dialect, regional dialect, speak in dialect, Standard English.

### Note

Countable (a dialect, dialects) and uncountable (written in dialect). Pronounced DY-a-lekt. A dialect is not the same as an accent: an accent is only how words sound, a dialect also includes different words and grammar.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «dialect» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dialect/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«dialect» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dialect.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «dialect» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dialect/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«dialect» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/dialect.html) on Mova free.