Dialects

The term dialect (from Latin dialectus, dialectos, from the Ancient Greek word διάλεκτος, diálektos, "discourse", from διά, diá, "through" and λέγω, légō, "I speak") is used in two distinct ways to refer to two different types of linguistic phenomena: One usage refers to a variety of a language that is a characteristic of a particular group of the language's speakers. Under this definition, the dialects or varieties of a particular language are closely related and, despite their differences, are most often largely mutually intelligible, especially if close to one another on the dialect continuum. The term is applied most often …

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CDA: Conference of Defence Associations Institute · 8 March 2024

The Second World War gave birth to the Atlantic Charter, the UN Charter, the Paris Peace Treaties, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Fourth Geneva Convention, and the Genocide …

physical boundaries. There are over 700 languages/dialects with variations from one mountain ridge to another


CDA: Conference of Defence Associations Institute · 7 March 2024 English

The Second World War gave birth to the Atlantic Charter, the UN Charter, the Paris Peace Treaties, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Fourth Geneva Convention, and the Genocide …

physical boundaries. There are over 700 languages/dialects with variations from one mountain ridge to another


CAMH: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health · 8 February 2024 English

225 (harm reduction outreach) marinad@breakawaycs.ca Services: Counselling and therapy, case management, crisis intervention, one-to-one counselling, advocacy and support services, health education and health promotion, harm reduction supplies, food bank and …

English, French, Spanish, Arabic, West Indian dialects, Amharic, Kikuyu, Swahili, Tigrinya Toronto People


CIDP: Centre for International and Defense Policy · 9 January 2024 English

One of the many impacts of our multi-year Afghanistan contribution was to sensitize both politicians and senior bureaucrats to the risks associated with unknown outcomes.11 A combination of events, all …

nationalistic frustration and resentment. Local Slavic dialects evolved through the decades into the Ukrainian


ASC: Alzheimer Society of Canada · 9 January 2024 English

/ 6 / ALZHEIMER SOCIETY OF CANADA / THE LANDMARK STUDY: PEOPLE Data from the Landmark Study The Many Faces of Dementia in Canada is the second in a series …

Nations, Inuit and Métis have their own languages, dialects, cultures and histories. This multiplicity extends


CCA: Council of Canadian Academies · 29 November 2023 English

Northern Research Leadership and Equity Expert Panel on the Future of Arctic and Northern Research in Canada Northern Research Leadership and Equity Expert Panel on the Future of Arctic and …

sentiment beckons human beings to be ethical, regional dialects and subdialects, respectful, and conscientiously translate their work into the relevant Inuktut dialects after completion (Pedersen et al., 2020). Andrew and upload information in several languages and dialects, and customize their privacy settings to prevent


CPRC: University of Regina Press · 25 November 2023 English

The 25th anniversary of a historically significant collection, presented in Cree and English. kôhkominawak otâcimowiniwâwa / Our Grandmothers' Lives As Told in Their Own Words is a collection of reminiscences …

Cree language is spoken in a number of distinct dialects which are as readily identifiable to Cree speakers English dialects heard in most commercial films are to speakers of English. Two of the major dialects are striking differences between these two major dialects of the Cree language is a large set of words which Woods Cree.) Another diagnostic for the two major dialects which is particularly obvious is the use of verb spoken by Freda Ahenakew, or the closely related dialects of Peter Vandall and Joe Douquette, whose texts


UOP: University of Ottawa Press · 22 November 2023 French

Vous êtes-vous déjà demandé si vous parliez le français qui convient ? Avez-vous déjà eu honte de votre manière de parler ou de la manière de parler des gens de …

position, as stated earlier, is that prestige dialects resist phonetically motivated change and inherent reason why prestige dialects would tend to resist phonological change. These dialects are maintained by


Community Foundation Canada · 26 September 2023 English

R EG I O N A L F U N D I N G SOURCES: FIRST PEOPLES’ CULTURAL COUNCIL In 2022, the Capital Regional District (CRD) Arts and Culture Support …

Computer Logins Total Program Participation 5 related dialects of the same Coast Salish language spoken on SOURCE: 7,900 Attendance at free library events These dialects are learned in a variety of settings, including


CIHI: Canadian Institute for Health Information · 17 August 2023 English

​This document summarizes the basic concepts, underlying methodologies, strengths and limitations of the data available for personal support workers in Alberta.

were unique languages. In some cases, multiple dialects or spellings existed and were counted as distinct


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