dialectologist

di·a·lec·tol·o·gist

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [dahy-uh-lek-tol-uh-jist]
- /ˌdaɪ ə lɛkˈtɒl ə dʒɪst/
- /dˌaɪəlɪktˈɒlədʒˌɪst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dahy-uh-lek-tol-uh-jist]
- /ˌdaɪ ə lɛkˈtɒl ə dʒɪst/

Definitions of dialectologist word

noun dialectologist a specialist in dialectology. 1
noun dialectologist (linguistics) A person who studies regional differences in speech sounds. 1

See all 2 definitions of dialectologist

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Origin of dialectologist

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

First recorded in 1880-85; dialectolog(y) + -ist

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Parts of speech for Dialectologist

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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dialectologist popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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