semidialectal

English

Alternative forms

• semi-dialectal

Etymology

From semi- +‎ dialectal.

Adjective

semidialectal (not comparable)

1. (of a language or vocabulary) Having a mixture of dialectal and standard words or grammar
   • 1965, Mario Pei, Invitation to Linguistics, page 233:

     It does not suffice to collect a few semiliterate, semidialectal speakers to construct a descriptive grammar of a big language of modern civilization. If we try, we may emerge with a descriptive grammar of a few idiolects or dialects […]