Definition of Idiolect

1. Noun. The language or speech of one individual at a particular period in life.


Definition of Idiolect

1. Noun. (linguistics) The language variant used by a specific individual. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Idiolect

1. one's speech pattern [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Idiolect

idiograph
idiographic
idiographic approach
idiographical
idiographs
idiography
idioheteroagglutinin
idioheterolysin
idiohypnotism
idioisoagglutinin
idioisolysin
idiojunctional rhythm
idiolalia
idiolatries
idiolatry
idiolect (current term)
idiolectal
idiolectic
idiolectical
idiolects
idiolysin
idiom
idiom blend
idiomata
idiomatic
idiomatic expression
idiomatical
idiomatically
idiomaticities
idiomaticity

Literary usage of Idiolect

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. From Latin to Spanish by Paul M. Lloyd (1987)
"... has resulted from some basic misconceptions.25 The first is that the focus of sound change must be on the idiolect, the speech of a single individual. ..."

2. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"... but the majority of it —Mac Joslyn, quoted in New England Farmer, October 1984 This as must have been a regular feature of the idiolect of the detective ..."

3. Supporting Struggling Readers and Writers: Strategies for Classroom by Dorothy S. Strickland, Kathy Ganske, Joanne K. Monroe (2002)
"Every speaker has an individual dialect, or "idiolect." Some speak in a more "standard" form than others. 3. Some speakers may differ in their style of ..."

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