CHARACTERISTIC OF LANGUAGE
You have heard the use of the word “dialect” before, to be sure. Most times its usage is in reference to a variation of a language used in a select group of speakers. Here are 10 characteristics to help you identify a dialect:
1. Can be identified by variation of grammar
2. Can be identified by variation of vocabulary
3. Can be identified by variation of prosody
4. Can be identified by variation of sentence structure
5. Can be identified by variation of figures of speech
6. Variance of parent language by social class of speakers
7. Variance of parent language by region inhabited by speakers
8. Likely will not have its own written literature
9. Likely speakers will not have state or nation of their own
10. Likely region-specific for speakers