standard dialect

ˈstændərd ˈdaɪəˌlɛkt

Definition

Definition of standard dialect - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

official language form

TECH.

variety of a language used by political, media, and educational institutions

TECH.

The standard dialect is taught in schools to promote uniformity in communication.
News broadcasts are typically delivered in the standard dialect.
The standard dialect is often used in official documents.

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Expressions with standard

standard fare

something normal or commonly encountered

Action movies are standard fare in this cinema.

gold standard

most reliable or highest standard for judging quality

This test is the gold standard for accuracy.

platinum standard

the highest level of quality or excellence

Their service is considered the platinum standard in the industry.

Procrustean standard

adj.

forcing everyone to fit the same mold

The policy was criticized for its Procrustean standard.

raise the standard

improve the quality or level of something

The new policy aims to raise the standard of education.

set the standard

establish a level of quality for others

Her performance set the standard for future competitions.

Expressions with dialect

eye dialect

use of nonstandard spellings to make ordinary speech seem dialectal or informal

The novelist used eye dialect to make the dialogue sound informal.

dialect atlas

map showing language feature distribution

The dialect atlas revealed regional language differences.

dialect continuum

range of dialects that gradually change geographically

The dialect continuum shows gradual changes across the region.

dialect geography

study of geographical distribution of linguistic features

Dialect geography reveals how accents vary across regions.

Terms with standard dialect included in their meaning

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patois

language

regional dialect often seen as non-standard

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French:langue standard, ...
German:Standarddialekt, ...
Italian:dialetto standard, ...
Spanish:dialecto estándar, ...
Portuguese:dialeto padrão, ...
Chinese:标准语, ...
Japanese:標準方言, ...
Arabic:اللَهْجَة المِعْيَارِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:נִיב תַּקָּנִי, ...
Russian:стандартный диалект, ...
Ukrainian:стандартний діалект, ...
Hindi:मानक बोली, ...
Bengali:মানক উপভাষা, ...
Catalan:dialecte estàndard, ...
Czech:spisovný jazyk, ...
Danish:standarddialekt, ...
Dutch:standaardtaal, ...
Greek:πρότυπη διάλεκτος, ...
Hungarian:sztenderd nyelvváltozat, ...
Khmer:គ្រាមភាសាស្តង់ដារ, ...
Korean:표준 방언, ...
Persian:گویش استاندارد, ...
Polish:dialekt standardowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):dialeto padrão, ...
Romanian:dialect standard, ...
Swedish:standarddialekt, ...
Thai:ภาษามาตรฐาน, ...
Turkish:standart lehçe, ...
Vietnamese:phương ngữ chuẩn, ...

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