Dialect
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On Poster:
dialect
1. a linguistic variety with shared forms spoken/signed/used by a group of individuals
2. characterized by pronunciation, sentence formation strategies, vocabulary
3. regional and social dialects
4. formed by unique histories
Share your dialect with us! Contact westerntalks@wwu.edu
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