dialect continuum
Noun
Meaning
dialect continuum (plural dialect continuums or dialect continua)
(linguistics) A range of dialects that vary slightly by region, so that the further apart two regions are, the more the language differs.
Noun
dialect continuum (plural dialect continuums or dialect continua)
(linguistics) A range of dialects that vary slightly by region, so that the further apart two regions are, the more the language differs.