Re: Dialects in communication

From: ttrotsky2 <TTrotsky_at_4s-sp2zmQ0XHMFLDl1jaqVJYYlEz_MdWt61yf320c1gF4v2EdS8JO6PmBoRSdbYK3bS>
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2009 18:42:56 -0000


Donald Oddy:

>
> That's broadening dialect beyond its usual meaning. Dialect involves
> a small proportion (10%, maybe 20%) of words which are either not
> part of the main form of the language or rarely used by most speakers.
> There are no significant differences in grammar or sentence structure.

Depends what you mean by 'significant'. Many English dialects do have a noticeably different grammatical structure from RP and GA - but not as extreme as the difference between the grammar of, say, English and French.

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Trotsky
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