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Overview of a variety of Chinese spoken in Hunan province
The Hengyang dialect of Xiang Chinese (Simplified Characters: 衡阳方言, Traditional Characters: 衡陽方言, Standard Mandarin: Héngyáng fāngyán /xəŋ˨˦.jaŋ˨˦ faŋ˥
Hengyang_dialect
Prefecture-level city in Hunan, China
Hengyang (simplified Chinese: 衡阳; traditional Chinese: 衡陽; pinyin: Héngyáng; Mandarin pronunciation: [xə̌ŋ.jǎŋ]) is the second largest city of Hunan Province
Hengyang
Primary branch of Chinese spoken in southern China
Jishou Chenxi Hengyang Shaoyang Shuangfeng Zixing Xiang and other subgroups identified by Bao & Chen Pervasive influence from Mandarin dialects has made Xiang
Xiang_Chinese
The following is a list of Sinitic languages and their dialects. For a traditional dialectological overview, see also varieties of Chinese. Proportions
List_of_varieties_of_Chinese
Agricultural University in Changsha, the University of South China in Hengyang, Hunan University of Technology in Zhuzhou and Xiangtan University in Xiangtan
List of universities and colleges in Hunan
List_of_universities_and_colleges_in_Hunan
Topics referred to by the same term
of Yue dialects around the Guangxi–Guangdong border, including the dialects of Yulin and Bobai. Goulou, Hengyang (岣嵝乡), a township of Hengyang County
Goulou_(disambiguation)
Academic journal
newly collected data from better-established dialects, such as Fúzhōu 福州, Xīníng 西寧, Hong Kong, Héngyáng 衡陽, Nántōng 南通, Běijīng, and others, as well
Yuen Ren Society Treasury of Chinese Dialect Data
Yuen_Ren_Society_Treasury_of_Chinese_Dialect_Data
Province in Central China
Its capital and largest city is Changsha, which abuts the Xiang River. Hengyang, Zhuzhou, and Yueyang are among its most populous urban cities. With a
Hunan
Old Xiang Chinese dialect
structural particles in the Hunan dialects 'longshan Sa0^zhi Zhangjiajie Yongshusi ... Wugang Shaoyang 0 Hengyang ^ cha|¡ng o Qiyang Lengshuitan Tongdao
Wugang_dialect
Chinese brothers and serial killers
bandits. They killed five people along the way in three more shootings in Hengyang and Wuhan before being surrounded in an extensive six-day encirclement
Wang Zongfang and Wang Zongwei
Wang_Zongfang_and_Wang_Zongwei
Prefecture-level city in Guangxi, People's Republic of China
(/ljuːˈdʒoʊ/; Chinese: 柳州, Standard Mandarin: [ljòʊ.ʈʂóʊ], Liuzhou Yue dialect: [liəu53 ʦəu44]) is a prefecture-level city in north-central Guangxi Zhuang
Liuzhou
County-level city in Hunan, People's Republic of China
China. Leiyang is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Hengyang. Located on the south of the province, the city is bordered to the north
Leiyang
Language family of China and Southeast Asia
dialects in Tuyen Quang Province from p. 524-545] Sun Yelin [孙叶林] (2013). Xiangnan Yaoyu he Hanyu fangyan de jiechu yu yingxiang yanjiu: yi Hengyang Changning
Mienic_languages
Xiang Chinese dialect of Hunan, China
The Xiangxiang dialect (Chinese: 湘乡话; pinyin: Xiāngxiānghuà) is a dialect of Xiang Chinese, spoken in Xiangxiang, Hunan province, China. It is part of
Xiangxiang_dialect
Transcription of the Chinese language into Cyrillic
starts with a vowel. For example, the names of the cities of Chang'an and Hengyang are transcribed as Чанъань and Хэнъян. In syllables with no initial, w
Cyrillization_of_Chinese
City in Hunan, China
Yuetang District Yuhu District Shaoshan city Xiangxiang city Xiangtan County Hengyang Nanyue District Shigu District Yanfeng District Zhengxiang District Zhuhui
Zhangjiajie
Public agricultural university in Changsha, China
Xiangtan Xiangtan Hunan Science and Technology Hunan Engineering Hengyang South China Hengyang Normal Hunan Technology Shaoyang Shaoyang Yueyang Hunan Science
Hunan_Agricultural_University
2021–2025 concert tour by Joker Xue
than 50% growth! Xue Zhiqian's concert brought these benefits to Hengyang]. Hengyang Municipal People's Government (in Chinese). July 20, 2023. "后亚运时代
Extraterrestrial_World_Tour
Provincial public college in Changde, Hunan, China
Xiangtan Xiangtan Hunan Science and Technology Hunan Engineering Hengyang South China Hengyang Normal Hunan Technology Shaoyang Shaoyang Yueyang Hunan Science
Hunan University of Arts and Science
Hunan_University_of_Arts_and_Science
Prefecture-level city in Hunan, People's Republic of China
fifth most populous prefecture-level division in Hunan (after Changsha, Hengyang, Shaoyang and Yongzhou), with a total population of 5,279,102 inhabitants
Changde
National university in Changsha, China
Xiangtan Xiangtan Hunan Science and Technology Hunan Engineering Hengyang South China Hengyang Normal Hunan Technology Shaoyang Shaoyang Yueyang Hunan Science
Central_South_University
songs and Taoist music, it is featured by lively melody, pithy plot and dialect-style singing. Featuring intense rustic traits, repertoires of Flower-drum
Culture_of_Hunan
Prefecture-level city in Guangxi
Guilin station and Guilin North station are on the Hunan–Guangxi railway, Hengyang–Liuzhou intercity railway, and Guiyang–Guangzhou high-speed railway, the
Guilin
City in Hunan Province, China
Yuetang District Yuhu District Shaoshan city Xiangxiang city Xiangtan County Hengyang Nanyue District Shigu District Yanfeng District Zhengxiang District Zhuhui
Shaoshan
Chinese cuisine from Hunan province
primary styles: Xiang River style: Originating from Changsha, Xiangtan and Hengyang. The dishes are quite oily with a attractive colour, and the dishes are
Hunan_cuisine
Prefecture-level and sub-provincial city in Zhejiang, China
Zhejiang and southern Jiangsu, speak the Hangzhou dialect, a Wu dialect unique to the area. Hangzhou's dialect differs from those of regions in southern Zhejiang
Hangzhou
Prefecture-level city in Hunan, People's Republic of China
Wu built a city in the west of modern Xiangtan City and organized the Hengyang Commandery (衡陽郡) around it. In 749, the Tang dynasty organized the area
Xiangtan
Prefecture-level city in Hunan, People's Republic of China
(Guangxi), Guilin (Guangxi) and Qingyuan (Guangdong) to the south, and Hengyang and Shaoyang to the north. Its area spans around 22,400 km2 (8,650 sq mi)
Yongzhou
Type of consonant
its accurate usage representing phonemes in certain spoken Chinese in Hengyang and has never been applied on Hakka or on certain Mandarin in or near Shandong
Alveolo-palatal_consonant
Provincial public university in Changsha, China
Xiangtan Xiangtan Hunan Science and Technology Hunan Engineering Hengyang South China Hengyang Normal Hunan Technology Shaoyang Shaoyang Yueyang Hunan Science
Hunan_Normal_University
Provincial public university in Xiangtan, Hunan, China
Xiangtan Xiangtan Hunan Science and Technology Hunan Engineering Hengyang South China Hengyang Normal Hunan Technology Shaoyang Shaoyang Yueyang Hunan Science
Xiangtan_University
Capital of Hunan, Central China
Yuetang District Yuhu District Shaoshan city Xiangxiang city Xiangtan County Hengyang Nanyue District Shigu District Yanfeng District Zhengxiang District Zhuhui
Changsha
County in Hunan, People's Republic of China
Yuetang District Yuhu District Shaoshan city Xiangxiang city Xiangtan County Hengyang Nanyue District Shigu District Yanfeng District Zhengxiang District Zhuhui
Fenghuang_County
County-level city in Hunan, People's Republic of China
Traditionally, there are three dialect areas in Liuyang, Gan Dialect, new Xiang Dialect and Hakka. Gan Dialect is Jiangxi Dialect, and it is used in downtown
Liuyang
National public university in Changsha, Central China
Xiangtan Xiangtan Hunan Science and Technology Hunan Engineering Hengyang South China Hengyang Normal Hunan Technology Shaoyang Shaoyang Yueyang Hunan Science
Hunan_University
Chinese poet and politician
oldest continuous branches of the Wen family established itself in the Hengyang/Hengshan area of present-day Hunan shortly after 1000. A branch of this
Wen_Tianxiang
Region in Anhui and Jiangxi, China
in inland China. Huizhou has its own distinct culture as well as spoken dialect known as Huizhou Chinese and recognized as one of the main subdivisions
Huizhou,_Anhui
Town in Hunan, People's Republic of China
6735420918 Country People's Republic of China Province Hunan Prefecture Hengyang County Hengnan County Administrative centre Huangjin Community Divisions
Yunji,_Hunan
District in Hunan, China
Yuetang District Yuhu District Shaoshan city Xiangxiang city Xiangtan County Hengyang Nanyue District Shigu District Yanfeng District Zhengxiang District Zhuhui
Lengshuitan,_Yongzhou
Public research military university in Changsha, China
Xiangtan Xiangtan Hunan Science and Technology Hunan Engineering Hengyang South China Hengyang Normal Hunan Technology Shaoyang Shaoyang Yueyang Hunan Science
National University of Defense Technology
National_University_of_Defense_Technology
Town in Hunan, People's Republic of China
9550725069 Country People's Republic of China Province Hunan Prefecture Hengyang County Hengdong County Divisions 20 villages and 8 communities Area • Total
Mishui
Capital of Jiangsu, China
capital. The Nanjing form of Lower Yangtze Mandarin remained a prestige dialect and the imperial lingua franca for centuries, producing formerly common
Nanjing
Administrative divisions of Hunan, a province of the People's Republic of China
Zhuhui Hengyang 332,463 Yanfeng Hengyang 212,997 Shigu Hengyang 231,595 Zhengxiang Hengyang 298,461 Nanyue Hengyang 59,650 Hengyang Hengyang 1,103,897
List of administrative divisions of Hunan
List_of_administrative_divisions_of_Hunan
Municipality and largest city in China
ghe-gho) underwent rapid changes and replaced Suzhounese as the prestige dialect of the Yangtze River Delta region. At the time, most immigration into the
Shanghai
Place in China
on the pronunciation standards derived from the Luoyang and Bianliang dialects of Zhongyuan, which had been prevalent in the Song dynasty. In modern China
Zhongyuan
Prefecture-level city in Zhejiang, China
conquered Wu, Anyang was renamed Angu, Hengyang County was created, and Yongning, Zhang’an, Angu, and Hengyang were all placed under Linhai Commandery
Wenzhou
Urban agglomeration in North China
Qianjiang Tianmen Wuhan Xianning Xiantao Xiaogan Hunan Changde Changsha Hengyang Loudi Xiangtan Yiyang Yueyang Zhuzhou Jiangxi Fuzhou Ji'an Jingdezhen Jiujiang
Jing-Jin-Ji
Prefecture-level city in Hunan, People's Republic of China
in Yiyang is "Yiyong-Wa" (Yiyang Dialect), which belongs to New Xiang dialect of the Chinese language. This dialect is very prevalent in all of Yiyang
Yiyang
Prefecture-level city in Jiangsu, China
broadcast, instruction, etc. is Mandarin Chinese, although many speak a local dialect known as Suzhounese, a member of the Wu language family. In addition to
Suzhou
Prefecture-level city in Hunan, People's Republic of China
Shaoyang Normal College and Shaoyang College. The Shaoyang dialect of Lou Shao group of dialects of Xiang is generally spoken here. During the later Spring
Shaoyang
Prefecture-level city in Hunan, People's Republic of China
Yuetang District Yuhu District Shaoshan city Xiangxiang city Xiangtan County Hengyang Nanyue District Shigu District Yanfeng District Zhengxiang District Zhuhui
Yueyang
County in Hunan, China
Taoyuan dialect was profoundly influenced by the northern dialect since the path used by government messengers, speaking the northern dialect, travelling
Taoyuan_County
Prefecture-level city in Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
code 214000 Area code 510 ISO 3166 code CN-JS-02 City flower Prunus mume City tree Camphora Regional dialect Wu: Wuxi dialect Website www.wuxi.gov.cn
Wuxi
River in China
Weekly Review, founded on 14 June 1919, publicized Marxism in Changsha. Hengyang Zhuzhou Xiangtan Changsha Dongting Lake List of Chinese rivers Xiaoxiang
Xiang_River
3rd-century Vietnamese warrior
rebels attacked walled cities which caused a great uproar. Lu Yin (陸胤) [of Hengyang (衡陽)] was given rank of the Inspector of Jiaozhou by the Sovereign of Wu
Lady_Triệu
Prefecture-level city in Hunan, People's Republic of China
Yuetang District Yuhu District Shaoshan city Xiangxiang city Xiangtan County Hengyang Nanyue District Shigu District Yanfeng District Zhengxiang District Zhuhui
Huaihua
Prefecture-level city in Hunan, People's Republic of China
Yuetang District Yuhu District Shaoshan city Xiangxiang city Xiangtan County Hengyang Nanyue District Shigu District Yanfeng District Zhengxiang District Zhuhui
Loudi
City in China
varieties and highly divergent dialects of Mandarin (see Nantong dialect). People in the city of Nantong speak a unique dialect which sounds nothing like standard
Nantong
County-level city in Hunan, People's Republic of China
Yuetang District Yuhu District Shaoshan city Xiangxiang city Xiangtan County Hengyang Nanyue District Shigu District Yanfeng District Zhengxiang District Zhuhui
Qiyang
Megalopolis in East China
(sometimes called Shanghainese, although Shanghainese is actually one of the dialects within the Wu group of Chinese) as their mother tongue, in addition to
Yangtze_Delta
Yuetang District Yuhu District Shaoshan city Xiangxiang city Xiangtan County Hengyang Nanyue District Shigu District Yanfeng District Zhengxiang District Zhuhui
Politics_of_Hunan
County-level city in Hunan, China
official language. The local people speak both Xiang dialect[citation needed] and Liling dialect. As of 2016, most of Liling people are atheists. They
Liling
County-level city in Hunan, People's Republic of China
minorities. Mandarin is the official language. The local people speak Loudi dialect. The city hosts religious institutions of various faiths, including Christianity
Lengshuijiang
Prefecture-level city in Hunan, People's Republic of China
Yuetang District Yuhu District Shaoshan city Xiangxiang city Xiangtan County Hengyang Nanyue District Shigu District Yanfeng District Zhengxiang District Zhuhui
Chenzhou
One of the Three Kingdoms of China (222–280)
Jiangdong area (Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Fujian, Southern Anhui, Jiangsu); this dialect, which was already different from northern speech, is described in Shishuo
Eastern_Wu
District in Hunan, People's Republic of China
Yuetang District Yuhu District Shaoshan city Xiangxiang city Xiangtan County Hengyang Nanyue District Shigu District Yanfeng District Zhengxiang District Zhuhui
Lingling,_Yongzhou
City in Hunan, China
Yuetang District Yuhu District Shaoshan city Xiangxiang city Xiangtan County Hengyang Nanyue District Shigu District Yanfeng District Zhengxiang District Zhuhui
Zhuzhou
County-level city in Hunan, People's Republic of China
east through Chengjiao Subdistrict and Jinzhou Town. The S71 Yiyang–Loudi–Hengyang Expressway, also popularly known as "Yilouheng Expressway", runs north-south
Ningxiang
Prefecture-level city in Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
(2018) 660,000 • Urban density 8,500/km2 (22,000/sq mi) Demonym Guanzhong dialect GDP • Prefecture-level city CN¥ 143 billion US$ 23 billion • Per capita
Weinan
County-level city in Hunan, People's Republic of China
(文坪镇) 3 townships Maping (马坪乡) Shuijinping (水浸坪乡) Yantian (晏田乡) The Wugang dialect belongs to Xiang Chinese language. The minority languages of Miao people
Wugang,_Hunan
County in Hunan, People's Republic of China
The dialect of Xiaohuang, Tianluoxuan Village, Lianmin Township (联民乡田螺旋村小黄组) is included in the Suining County Gazetteer (1997). Chinese dialects are
Suining_County,_Hunan
Banister, was consecrated in 1909. In 1910 the CMS started a mission in Hengyang (Hengchow). The Way of Life Hospital was established in Kweilin in 1910
Church Missionary Society in China
Church_Missionary_Society_in_China
Added in 2022 plan; was S10, S42 and S9 G7221 Hengnan Expressway 衡南高速 Hengyang, HN Nanning, GX 2023 Added in 2022 plan G7521 Yuzhu Expressway 渝筑高速 Chongqing
List of auxiliary NTHS expressways
List_of_auxiliary_NTHS_expressways
HENGYANG DIALECT
HENGYANG DIALECT
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : from the medieval personal name Masselin. This originated as an Old French pet form of Germanic names with the first element mathal ‘speech’, ‘counsel’. However, it was later used as a pet form of Matthew. Compare Mace. A feminine form, Mazelina, was probably originally a pet form of Matilda.English and French : possibly a metonymic occupational name for a maker of wooden bowls, from Middle English, Old French maselin ‘bowl or goblet of maple wood’ (a diminutive of Old French masere ‘maple wood’, of Germanic origin). In some cases it may derive from the homonymous dialect terms maslin, one of which means ‘brass’ (Old English mæslen, mæstling), the other ‘mixed grain’ (Old French mesteillon).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname or occupational name for a servant of someone called Luck (a variant of Luke).North German (Luckmann) : topographic name from the dialect term luke ‘hollow’, ‘hole’.Dutch : derivative of the personal name Luc (see Lucas).Dutch : habitational name for someone from Luik, the Dutch name of Liège in Belgium.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a medieval personal name brought to England by the Normans, of uncertain origin. It may be the Hebrew personal name Lot ‘covering’, which was relatively popular in northern France, or a reduced form of various names formed with the diminutive suffix -lot (originally a combination of -el + -ot), commonly used with women’s names.English : from Middle English lot(t)e ‘lot’, ‘portion’ (Old English hlot), in the sense of an allotted share of land, hence a status name for someone who held such a plot.Dutch : metonymic occupational name for a plumber or lead roofer, from lood ‘lead’.German : from a pet form of Ludwig.German : topographic name from the dialect word lott ‘mud’, ‘dirt’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a stonemason, Anglo-Norman French machun, a Norman dialect variant of Old French masson (see Mason).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from places in Lancashire and West Yorkshire called Lumb, both apparently originally named with Old English lum(m) ‘pool’. The word is not independently attested, but appears also in Lomax and Lumley, and may be reflected in the dialect term lum denoting a well for collecting water in a mine. In some instances the name may be topographical for someone who lived by a pool, Middle English lum(m).English : variant of Lamb.Chinese : variant of Lin 1.Chinese : possibly a variant of Lan.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : topographic name for someone who lived near a tumulus, mound or hill, Middle English lowe, from Old English hlÄw (see Law 2).Scottish and English : nickname for a short man, from Middle English lah, lowe (Old Norse lágr; the word was adopted first into the northern dialects of Middle English, where Scandinavian influence was strong, and then spread south, with regular alteration of the vowel quality).English and Scottish (of Norman origin) : nickname for a violent or dangerous person, from Anglo-Norman French lou, leu ‘wolf’ (Latin lupus). Wolves were relatively common in Britain at the time when most surnames were formed, as there still existed large tracts of uncleared forest.Scottish : from a pet form of Lawrence. Compare Lowry 1.Americanized spelling of Jewish Lowe.
Boy/Male
Egyptian African
Conquers.
Female
Chinese
morning glory.
Surname or Lastname
North German (Lüttmann)
North German (Lüttmann) : variant of Lüdemann (see Ludemann).North German (Lüttmann) : nickname for a small man, from Low German dialect lütt ‘small’.English : nickname for a small, light man (see Light).
Surname or Lastname
Austrian
Austrian : occupational name for a cowherd, Chüyger in the Tyrolean dialect, from Kühe ‘cows’ (plural of Kuh) + -er suffix of agent nouns.English and Scottish : possibly a variant spelling of Kear.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Kedge, a nickname from Middle English kedge ‘brisk’, ‘lively’, a dialect term confined to East Anglia (probably of Old Norse origin).
Surname or Lastname
German
German : topographic name for someone living near a water channel or water source, from the Bavarian dialect word Kett ‘water channel’, ‘spring’.English : Norfolk variant of Kite.
Surname or Lastname
Scottish
Scottish : habitational name from Mar in Aberdeenshire, the etymology of which is uncertain, possibly Old Norse marr, a rare word generally denoting the sea, but perhaps also a marsh or fen, as reflected in modern dialect forms.English : habitational name from Marr in West Yorkshire, whose name is likewise of uncertain origin; possibly the same as 1.German : from the Germanic personal name Marro.
Surname or Lastname
Portuguese and Galician
Portuguese and Galician : variant of Marta.Italian : probably from medieval Greek Martios ‘March’ or the Calabrian dialect word marti ‘Tuesday’, in either case probably denoting someone with some particular association with the month or the day.English : variant spelling of Mart 1.German : from a short form of Martin.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Old English mynecen ‘nun’ (a derivative of munuc ‘monk’).French : from a diminutive of Picard minche, a dialect form of French mince ‘slender’, ‘thin’.Bulgarian : from a pet form of the female personal name Dimitra, from Greek Dēmētrios (see Demetriou).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a hill, from Middle English hull ‘hill’, a dialect form characteristic of southwestern England and the West Midlands. Compare Hiller.German (Hüller) : occupational name for a tailor, from an agent derivative of Middle High German hülle, hulle ‘cloak’.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : nickname for someone who behaved in a masterful manner, or an occupational name for someone who was master of his craft or a schoolmaster, from Middle English maister (Old French maistre, Latin magister). In early instances this surname was often borne by people who were franklins or other substantial freeholders, presumably because they had laborers under them to work their lands. In Scotland Master was the title given to administrators of medieval hospitals, as well as being born by the eldest sons of barons; thus, the surname may also have been acquired as a metonymic occupational name by someone in the service of such.Either a dialect form or an Americanized form of German Meister.Indian (Gujarat and Bombay city) : Parsi occupational name for someone who was a master of his craft, from the English word master.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Major 1.French : from the same personal name as 1, or from a short form of the personal name Amauger, from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements amal ‘strength’, ‘vigor’ + gÄr, gÄ“r ‘spear’.South German : dialect variant of Maunker, nickname for a morose person.
Surname or Lastname
English and Dutch
English and Dutch : from a dialect form of the personal name Lawrence.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Messenger.German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : occupational name for a brazier, from an agent derivative of Middle High German messinc ‘brass’, German Messing, from Greek mossynoikos (khalkos) ‘Mossynoecan bronze’, named after the people of northeastern Asia Minor who first produced the alloy.German : habitational name from Mössingen in Baden-Württemberg (Messingen in the local dialect), which is recorded as Masginga in 789, probably from the personal name Masco + ingen, suffix of relationship.
HENGYANG DIALECT
HENGYANG DIALECT
Girl/Female
Muslim
A garden in heaven
Boy/Male
Anglo, British, English
From the Hare's Grove
Girl/Female
Tamil
Santhosi | ஸஂதோஸீÂ
Name of a Goddess, Contented, Satisfied, Pleased
Male
Italian
Variant spelling of Italian Bartolomeo, BARTOLOMMEO means "son of Talmai."
Female
Spanish
 Feminine form of Portuguese/Spanish Francisco, FRANCISCA means "French." Compare with another form of Francisca.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Stokes.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Punjabi
Concentration
Female
English
 Short form of English unisex Kimberley, KIM means "King's City Meadow." Compare with another form of Kim.
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
God as Protector
Male
Egyptian
, the grandson of Tetet.
HENGYANG DIALECT
HENGYANG DIALECT
HENGYANG DIALECT
HENGYANG DIALECT
HENGYANG DIALECT
a.
Pertaining to dialectics; logical; argumental.
n.
The languages, or rather the several dialects, which were originally forms of popular or vulgar Latin, and have now developed into Italian. Spanish, French, etc. (called the Romanic languages).
n.
One skilled in dialectics.
v. t.
To change or translate from one dialect into another.
n.
Same as Dialectics.
n.
That branch of philology which is devoted to the consideration of dialects.
n.
The form of speech of a limited region or people, as distinguished from ether forms nearly related to it; a variety or subdivision of a language; speech characterized by local peculiarities or specific circumstances; as, the Ionic and Attic were dialects of Greece; the Yorkshire dialect; the dialect of the learned.
a.
Pertaining to a dialect or to dialects.
a.
Of or pertaining to the Tunguses; as, the Tungusic dialects.
a.
Relating to a dialect; dialectical; as, a dialectical variant.
a.
Of or pertaining to the language or dialects known as Romance.
n.
A species of fictitious writing, originally composed in meter in the Romance dialects, and afterward in prose, such as the tales of the court of Arthur, and of Amadis of Gaul; hence, any fictitious and wonderful tale; a sort of novel, especially one which treats of surprising adventures usually befalling a hero or a heroine; a tale of extravagant adventures, of love, and the like.
n.
Properly, the translation and exposition in the Huzv/resh, or literary Pehlevi, language, of the Avesta, the Zoroastrian sacred writings; as commonly used, the language (an ancient Persian dialect) in which the Avesta is written.
n.
The dialect or dialects of English spoken by the people of Scotland.
n.
The ancient language of the Hindoos, long since obsolete in vernacular use, but preserved to the present day as the literary and sacred dialect of India. It is nearly allied to the Persian, and to the principal languages of Europe, classical and modern, and by its more perfect preservation of the roots and forms of the primitive language from which they are all descended, is a most important assistance in determining their history and relations. Cf. Prakrit, and Veda.
n.
A particular language, as distinct from others; a tongue; a dialect.
a.
Alt. of Dialectical
a.
Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Scotland, their country, or their language; as, Scottish industry or economy; a Scottish chief; a Scottish dialect.
adv.
In a dialectical manner.
n.
One versed in dialectics; a logician; a reasoner.