Subdialect
Subdialect is a linguistic term designating a dialectological category between the levels of dialect and idiolect. Subdialects are basic subdivisions of a dialect. Subdialects can be divided further, ultimately down to idiolects. Subdialects of one dialect are generally quite close to each other, differing mainly in pronunciation and certain local words.
Literature
- Joseph R. Applegate, "Phonological Rules of a Subdialect of English", Word, vol. 17/2, p. 186-193.
- Asta Leskauskaite, "The Periphery Subdialects of Southwestern Lithuania and the Slavic Languages", Acta Baltico-Slavica, 30, p. 391-402.
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