"Dialectology (from Greek διάλεκτος, dialektos, "talk, dialect"; and -λογία, -logia) is the scientific study of linguistic dialect, a sub-field of sociolinguistics."
This is the study of regional and social variations in language use and how they relate to identity and social status.
Definition of dialectology: Introduces the study of dialects, their characteristics, and their significance in linguistics.
Dialect geography: Studies the geographical distribution of dialects and their boundaries.
Dialectometry: Employs quantitative methods to compare and measure various aspects of dialects such as phonetics, morphosyntax, and vocabulary.
Social dialectology: Focuses on the social factors that influence the distribution and variation of dialects within a community, including age, gender, education, and ethnic identity.
Historical dialectology: Explores how dialects change over time and the factors that contribute to their evolution.
Comparative dialectology: Compares the characteristics of dialects across different regions, languages, or time periods.
Accents: Refers to regional, social, or ethnic variations in pronunciation of a language, which can be the basis of dialect studies.
Linguistic geography: Studies how language varies geographically, including dialects, language families, and language contact zones.
Language contact: Examines the linguistic and social interactions between languages or dialects in contact, and the resulting changes in the languages.
Standard language: Refers to the variety of a language that is considered the norm or standard for writing, education, and official purposes, and its relationship with non-standard dialects.
Language planning: Studies the intentional efforts to influence or control the use and development of a language, including standardization, language policies, and language education.
"It is a sub-field of sociolinguistics."
"It studies variations in language based primarily on geographic distribution and their associated features."
"Dialectologists are ultimately concerned with grammatical, lexical and phonological features that correspond to regional areas."
"They usually deal not only with populations that have lived in certain areas for generations, but also with migrant groups that bring their languages to new areas (see language contact)."
"Commonly studied concepts in dialectology include the problem of mutual intelligibility in defining languages and dialects; situations of diglossia, where two dialects are used for different functions; dialect continua including a number of dialects of varying intelligibility; and pluricentrism, where a single language has two or more standard varieties."
"Hans Kurath and William Labov are among the most prominent researchers in this field."
"It studies variations in language based primarily on geographic distribution and their associated features."
"Dialectologists are ultimately concerned with grammatical, lexical and phonological features."
"They deal with populations that have lived in certain areas for generations and migrant groups that bring their languages to new areas."
"The problem of mutual intelligibility in defining languages and dialects."
"Situations of diglossia, where two dialects are used for different functions."
"Dialect continua including a number of dialects of varying intelligibility."
"Pluricentrism, where a single language has two or more standard varieties."
"Dialectologists study language contact between migrant groups and the local populations."
"Dialectologists are ultimately concerned with grammatical, lexical and phonological features."
"The problem of mutual intelligibility in defining languages and dialects."
"Grammatical, lexical, and phonological features corresponding to regional areas."
"Dialectology is a sub-field of sociolinguistics."
"Dialectology studies variations in language based primarily on geographic distribution and their associated features."