"Dialectology (from Greek διάλεκτος, dialektos, "talk, dialect"; and -λογία, -logia) is the scientific study of linguistic dialect, a sub-field of sociolinguistics."
The study of regional varieties of language and how they differ from one another.
Language Variation: This topic deals with the different ways in which language varies and the various factors that affect it.
Dialects: A dialect is a form of a language that is spoken in a specific geographical location.
Accent: This topic explores the different ways in which people pronounce words based on their geographical location or social background.
Standard Language: The standardized language is the language that is taught in schools, universities, and official documents.
Regional Variations: This topic covers the dialects and languages that are spoken in different regions of the world.
Social Class: The social class of a person has a significant impact on the type of language they speak.
Gender: This topic explores the differences in the way men and women use language.
Age: Language use and dialects vary depending on a person's age.
Historical Linguistics: Historical linguistics is the study of how languages have changed over time.
Language Contact: This topic covers how languages influence each other when they come into contact.
Code-Switching: This topic looks at the phenomenon of switching between two or more languages or dialects in a conversation.
Language Change: Language is constantly changing, and this topic explores the causes and effects of that change.
Language Attitudes: This topic covers the perceptions and attitudes people have towards different dialects and languages.
Linguistic Atlas: A linguistic atlas is a tool used to study the geographical distribution of linguistic features.
Language Policy: Language policy is the set of rules and regulations that govern the use of language in public spaces.
Regional dialectology: It studies the variation of language across different regions and areas.
National dialectology: It examines the variation of language across different nations and countries.
Urban dialectology: It analyzes the variation of language across different urban areas and cities.
Rural dialectology: It studies the variation of language across different rural areas and villages.
Gender dialectology: It examines the variation of language across different genders and sexes.
Age dialectology: It studies the variation of language across different age groups.
Socioeconomic dialectology: It analyzes the variation of language across different socioeconomic classes.
Ethnic dialectology: It examines the variation of language across different ethnic groups.
Stylistic dialectology: It studies the variation of language in different styles of speech or writing.
Contact dialectology: It analyzes the variation of language that results from contact between different languages or dialects.
"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."