ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -The designation “dialect” is also used popularly to refer to the unwritten or non-codified languages of developing countries or isolated areas, where the term “vernacular language” would be preferred by linguists.

Detailed explanation-2: -A regional dialect, also known as a regiolect or topolect, is a distinct form of a language spoken in a particular geographical area. If the form of speech transmitted from a parent to a child is a distinct regional dialect, that dialect is said to be the child’s vernacular.

Detailed explanation-3: -Linguists and sociolinguists generally define “dialects” as versions of a single language that are mutually intelligible, but that differ in systematic ways from each other. There are different degrees of difference in human language.

Detailed explanation-4: -Dialects are social or regional variations of a language that are distinguished by grammar, pronunciation, and/or vocabulary. Dialects often differ from the standardised version of the language. One example of this relationship are Cantonese and Mandarin, which are considered dialects of a broader language, Chinese.

Detailed explanation-5: -A dialect is a form of a language spoken in a particular area.