Dialectally

/daɪəˈlɛktəli/ adverb

Definition

In a dialectal manner; in the way characteristic of a particular dialect or regional variety of language.

Etymology

From 'dialectal' + '-ly' adverbial suffix, creating the adverb form to describe how something is expressed or occurs in dialectal form.

Kelly Says

When linguists say something is 'dialectally significant,' they mean it reveals deep patterns about how languages actually evolve in real communities, not in textbooks.

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