the spoken form of a language specific to a certain region or people which is slightly different from the standard form in words and grammar
Insight - Pre-Intermediate - Unit 7 - 7D
Here you will find the vocabulary from Unit 7 - 7D in the Insight Pre-Intermediate coursebook, such as "dialect", "official", "accent", etc.
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dialect
[noun]
Ex:
foreign
[adjective]
related or belonging to a country or region other than your own
Ex:
She
studied
foreign
languages
such as
French
and
German
in
school
.
fluent
[adjective]
having proficiency in speaking or writing a foreign language without difficulty
Ex:
After
the
immersion
program
,
she
was
fluent
in
Spanish
.
native
[adjective]
related to one's place of birth
Ex:
The
native
flora
and
fauna
of
the
area
are
protected
by
conservation
efforts
.
translation
[noun]
the process of changing written or spoken words from one language to another while maintaining the same meaning
Ex:
She
works
in
translation
,
specializing
in
legal documents
.
accent
[noun]
a manner of speaking that indicates social class, nationality, or locality of the speaker
slang
[noun]
words or expressions that are very informal and more common in spoken form, used especially by a particular group of people, such as criminals, children, etc.
Ex:
Internet
slang
such as
'
LOL
'
(
laugh
out loud
)
and
'
BRB
'
(
be
right
back
)
has
become
widely
recognized
and
used
in
online
communication
.