BIDIALECTALISM


Meaning of BIDIALECTALISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌbī-ˌdī-ə-ˈlek-t ə l-ˌi-zəm ]

noun

Date: 1958

: facility in using two dialects of the same language ; also : the teaching of Standard English to pupils who normally use a nonstandard dialect

• bi·di·a·lec·tal adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.