- bidialectalism
- bi·dialectalism
English syllables. 2014.
bidialectalism
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bidialectalism — noun Date: 1958 facility in using two dialects of the same language; also the teaching of Standard English to pupils who normally use a nonstandard dialect • bidialectal adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
bidialectalism — See bidialectal. * * * … Universalium
bidialectalism — ˌ noun ( s) : facility in using two dialects of the same language ; also : the teaching of Standard English to pupils who normally use a nonstandard dialect … Useful english dictionary
bidialectal — bidialectalism, bidialectism, n. bidialectalist, n. bidialectally, adv. /buy duy euh lek teuhl/, adj. proficient in or using two dialects of the same language. [1965 70; BI 1 + DIALECTAL, on the model of BILINGUAL] * * * … Universalium
bidialectal — adjective see bidialectalism … New Collegiate Dictionary
Grebo (ethnic group) — The name Grebo (or Glebo) is used to refer to an ethnic group or subgroup within the larger Kru group of West Africa, to certain of its constituent elements, or to the Grebo language. Within Liberia members of this group are found primarily in… … Wikipedia
bidialectalist — See bidialectalism. * * * … Universalium
bidialectalist — ¦bīˌdīə¦lektələ̇st noun : a person who favors the promotion and development of bidialectalism by schools especially for speakers whose primary dialects are not standard … Useful english dictionary
