dialectal
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In linguistics dialectal, not dialectical, is the term more commonly used to denote regional or social language variation: Dialectal variation is more marked in the South than elsewhere in the United States. In general writing either term may be found.
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This is a challenge, given the enormous dialectal diversity of colloquial Arabic.
From Slate ● Oct. 21, 2015
Why Disney decided to abandon dialectal Arabic for “Frozen” is perplexing, and the reaction has been mixed.
From The New Yorker ● May 30, 2014
What is missing is a constituency for cultural production in dialectal Arabic.
From The New Yorker ● May 30, 2014
Her prep work also includes researching dialectal signs to ensure accuracy and authenticity.
From Slate ● Jun. 21, 2013
But the u in flodu may be a deliberate archaism on the part of the writer, may be a local dialectal survival, may be a mere miswriting.
From Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn by R. W. Chambers
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