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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
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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