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[dahy-uh-lekt] / ˈdaɪ əˌlɛkt /


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Many deaf children in Kenya learn a patchwork of makeshift signs, and the local dialect lacks many technical terms used to teach subjects like maths and biology.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

María’s narration is marked by Colombian slang and the rhythms of its dialect, but it is also mixed with references to Hitchcock films and theories about Rolling Stone Brian Jones’s 1969 death.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

And then there are just simply words in the American dialect that can take me down, like “murderer” or “world,” sometimes “girl” is tricky.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

Characters speak with a more casual, modern dialect.

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026

Denna, much to her credit, hadn’t so much as batted an eye at my sudden change in dialect.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

But Tan Ying Ying, an associate professor at Nanyang Technological University who studies dialects, isn't optimistic that this will reverse the trend.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

But Twain’s greatest discovery was his gloriously unshackled literary style, which was inspired by local dialects and liberated from European refinements.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

At the back of the arena, a teleprompter keeps her on track, too - which is fair enough, when her album incorporates 14 different languages and dialects.

From BBC ● May 6, 2026

Because the American colonies drew together speakers of so many different English dialects and European languages, the colonists found themselves drawn to an amalgamated tongue, one which would make collaboration in their new environment possible.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026

I could not understand any of the dialects the interviewer at China Airlines tried on me, and he didn’t understand me either.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston


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