eye dialect

E e

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /ˈī ˈdaɪ əˌlɛkt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /ˈī ˈdaɪ əˌlɛkt/

Definitions of eye dialect words

noun eye dialect nonstandard respelling of words to suggest dialectal or informal pronunciation 0
noun eye dialect (Uncountable Noun) Nonstandard spellings that indicate a standard pronunciation, deliberately used by an author to indicate that the speaker uses a nonstandard or dialectal speech. 0
noun eye dialect (Countable Noun) A set of such nonstandard spellings, collectively used to reflect a certain form of speech. 0

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Parts of speech for Eye dialect

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Eye dialect

eye dialect popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

eye dialect usage trend in Literature

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