Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dialect levelling

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.83 in modern English

Syllables
di-alec-t lev-el-ling
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the reduction of dialectal diversity within a language due to the propagation of a single prestige variety

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

dialect levellings (plural) dialect leveling (alternative)

Questions

What does dialect levelling mean?
the reduction of dialectal diversity within a language due to the propagation of a single prestige variety

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