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dialect

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Số nhiều: dialects

This term carries a strong association with identity and geography, often evoking images of rural villages or tight-knit urban communities. It suggests a variation that is lived and breathed by a collective, rather than a formal standard taught in textbooks. In social contexts, the word can fluctuate between a neutral linguistic descriptor and a subtly derogatory label used by those who view the standard language as superior. It captures the tension between official prestige and authentic, grassroots communication.

Countable when referring to a specific linguistic variety, such as the different dialects spoken across Italy.

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"The local dialect is difficult for outsiders to understand."

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