dialectology

[dahy-uh-lek-tol-uh-jee]

noun

plural

dialectologies 

1. Linguistics.,  the study dealing with dialects and dialect features.

2. the linguistic features of a dialect or of the dialects of a language.

dialectology

/ ˌdaɪəˌlɛktəˈlɒdʒɪkəl, ˌdaɪəlɛkˈtɒlədʒɪ /

noun

1. the study of dialects and dialectal variations

Other Word Forms

• dialectologic adjective
• dialectological adjective
• dialectologically adverb
• dialectologist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of dialectology¹

First recorded in 1875–80; dialect + -o- + -logy

Example Sentences

Unto the breach steps Edward McClelland’s “How to Speak Midwestern,” a dictionary wrapped in some serious dialectology inside a gift book trailing a serious whiff of Relevance.

From New York Times