Dialect
Dialect noun - The special terms or expressions of a particular group or field.
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Synonyms for Dialect
Style and dialect are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Style" instead a noun "Dialect".
Style
Style noun - A distinctive way of putting ideas into words.
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How words are described
| old | old dialect | old style |
| distinctive | distinctive dialect | distinctive style |
| particular | particular dialect | particular style |
| similar | similar dialect | similar style |
| Other adjectives: typical, common, specific, certain, standard, original, true, strong, actual, distinct, black, new, unique, weird, exaggerated, different, older, modern, generic, western, European. | ||
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Rider Haggard's She, when the protagonists first meet the followers of she-who-must-be-obeyed, they speak a language described as "some dialect into which Arabic entered very largely." The English translation of this dialect is rendered in an Elizabethan style, e.g.
Source: Flowery Elizabethan English -
Chrono Cross has an impressively long list of optional characters, and each has dialogue parts in his/her own dialect and speaking style, even in the game's ending.
Source: Optional Party Member - The official English release translates her dialog into a Valley Girl style of speech, but Asahi does refer to it as a Kansai dialect and there's a footnote explaining that the accent is stereotyped as passionate and honest.
Source: Kansai Regional Accent
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