idiolect

id·i·o·lect

I0021900 (ĭd′ē-ə-lĕkt′)n. The speech of an individual, considered as a linguistic pattern unique among speakers of his or her language or dialect.

[idio- + (dia)lect.]

id′i·o·lec′tal, id′i·o·lec′tic adj.

idiolect

(ˈɪdɪəˌlɛkt) n (Linguistics) the variety or form of a language used by an individual ˌidioˈlectal, ˌidioˈlectic adj

id•i•o•lect

(ˈɪd i əˌlɛkt)

n. a person's individual speech pattern. [1945–50; idio- + -lect, as in dialect] id`i•o•lec′tal, adj.

idiolect

a person’s individual speech habits.See also: Linguistics

idiolect

The variety of a language that is used by an individual.

Thesaurus

Noun

idiolect - the language or speech of one individual at a particular period in lifespeech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, voice communication, oral communication, speech, language - (language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets"

Translations

Idiolektιδιόλεκτοidiolecte

Idiolect

(also called individual language), the linguistic habits of a given individual in a particular time period. Such linguistic phenomena as the various speech communities— professional, social, and territorial dialects and jargons—are formed on the basis of the aggregate of idiolects unified by a relationship of mutual comprehension. The idiolect is a conventional concept, since the same person, as a rule, uses different linguistic means in different situations of communication. Researchers in logopedics are investigating the individual idiolects of aphasiacs.

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noun the language or speech of one individual at a particular period in life

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