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Eye dialect — is the use of non standard spelling for speech to draw attention to pronunciation. The term was originally coined by George P. Krapp to refer to the literary technique of using non standard spelling that implies a pronunciation of the given word… … Wikipedia
eye dialect — n. nonstandard respelling of words to suggest dialectal or informal pronunciation … English World dictionary
eye dialect — noun the use of misspellings to identify a colloquial or uneducated speaker • Hypernyms: ↑dialect, ↑idiom, ↑accent * * * noun : the use of misspellings that are based on standard pronunciations (as sez for says or … Useful english dictionary
eye dialect — eye′ di alect n. ling. the literary use of misspellings that are intended to convey a speaker s lack of education or use of dialectal pronunciations but that are actually respellings of standard pronunciations, as wimmin for “women” or wuz for… … From formal English to slang
eye dialect — the literary use of misspellings that are intended to convey a speaker s lack of education or use of humorously dialectal pronunciations but that are actually no more than respellings of standard pronunciations, as wimmin for women, wuz for was,… … Universalium
Dialect — This article is about dialects of spoken and written languages. For dialects of programming languages, see Dialect (computing). For the literary device, see Eye dialect. The term dialect (from the Greek Language word dialektos, Διάλεκτος) is used … Wikipedia
eye — Cleveland Dialect List (pronounced [ee], plural [een] or [eyen]) eye … English dialects glossary
Nonstandard dialect — A nonstandard dialect is a dialect that does not have the institutional support or sanction that a standardized dialect has. Like any dialect, a nonstandard dialect has its own vocabulary and an internally consistent grammar and syntax; and it… … Wikipedia
Gudang dialect — Gudang Spoken in Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia Native speakers ? (date missing) Language family Pama–Nyungan Paman … Wikipedia
Taos dialect — See also: Picuris dialect Taos Spoken in USA Region Taos Pueblo, New Mexico Native speakers 803 (1990 census) Language family Tanoan … Wikipedia
