dialect

a form of a language that is spoken in one area or by one social group and has some differences from other forms of the same language

dialecto, habla regional

Collocations regional dialect

• The local dialect includes many words from the old language.

  El dialecto local incluye muchas palabras del antiguo idioma.

the study of different forms of a language and the ways in which they are used by different groups of people

estudio de dialectos, lingüística del habla

Collocations dialect study

• The linguist is conducting a dialect study in the region.

  El lingüista está realizando un estudio de dialectos en la región.