Idiolect | linguistics | Britannica (original) (raw)

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dialect

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  In dialect
  An idiolect is the dialect of an individual person at one time. This term implies an awareness that no two persons speak in exactly the same way and that each person’s dialect is constantly undergoing change—e.g., by the introduction of newly acquired words. Most recent investigations…
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individual speech habits

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  In language: Definitions of language
  …patterns of individuals, the term idiolect, meaning the habits of expression of a single person, has been coined.
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