dialectology

Noun

Meaning

That branch of philology which is devoted to the consideration of dialects.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

philology ABCs alphabet linguistics grammar derivation etymology morphology phonology phonetics semantics lexicology paleography syntax historical linguistics
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Hypernyms

philology linguistics

Examples

A perceptual dialectology of Anglophone Canada from the perspective of young Albertans and Ontarians. Source: Internet

From Wang Li he learnt "many things, including research methods in dialectology, the semantic basis of grammar, and the history of linguistics in China". Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

dialectological dialectologically dialectologist dialectometric dialectometrics dialectometry