Dialectologically

/ˌdaɪəlɛktəˈlɑdʒɪkəli/ adverb

Definition

In a way that relates to the study of dialects and how they differ across regions and groups.

Etymology

From dialectological (adjective) + -ally (adverb suffix). Dialectological comes from dialectology, which combines Greek dialektos (conversation, dialect) and -logia (study of). The -al suffix makes it an adjective, and -ly converts it to an adverb.

Kelly Says

This word is basically how scientists talk about their work when studying why people from different towns say 'soda' versus 'pop' or 'coke'—it's the fancy way linguists describe their methodology when investigating regional speech patterns.

Related Words

Explore More Words

Get the Word Orb API

Complete word intelligence in one call. Free tier — 50 lookups/day.