What does idiolect mean?
Definitions for idiolect
ˈɪd i əˌlɛktid·i·olect
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Princeton's WordNet
idiolectnoun
the language or speech of one individual at a particular period in life
Wiktionary
idiolectnoun
The language variant used by a specific individual.
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Idiolect
Idiolect is an individual's distinctive and unique use of language, including speech. This unique usage encompasses vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation. An idiolect is the variety of language unique to an individual. This differs from a dialect, a common set of linguistic characteristics shared among some group of people. The term is etymologically related to the Greek prefix idio- (meaning "own, personal, private, peculiar, separate, distinct") and -lect, abstracted from dialect, and ultimately from Ancient Greek λέγω, légō, 'I speak'.
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idiolect
An idiolect is a person's distinctive use of language, including speech patterns, vocabulary, accent, and grammar, which is influenced by their individual or personal experiences, background and social contexts. It is unique to each individual speaker.
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Idiolect
In linguistics, an idiolect is a variety of language that is unique to a person, as manifested by the patterns of vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation that he or she uses. Conceptually, the language production of each person, the idiolect, is unique; linguists disagree what underlying knowledge of a language, or of a given dialect, is shared among the speakers.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of idiolect in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of idiolect in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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- idiolecteCatalan, Valencian
- idiolektCzech
- idiolectGerman
- ιδιόλεκτος, ιδιόλεκτοGreek
- idiolectoSpanish
- سوio استفادهPersian
- yksilömurre, idiolektiFinnish
- idiolecteFrench
- canúint aonair, féinchanúint, urlabhra aonair, idióileictIrish
- idiolectHindi
- einkamállýskaIcelandic
- idiolettoItalian
- אידיאלקטHebrew
- idiolectKannada
- idiolectDutch
- idiolektPolish
- idioletoPortuguese
- idiolectRomanian
- идиолектRussian
- idiolektSwedish
- idiolectTelugu
- idiolectTurkish
- ידיאָלעקטYiddish
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