nonstandard dialect

noun

Any spoken variety of a language that deviates from the socially dominant or prestigious dialect.

Similar
vernacular dialect
Opposite
standard dialect
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Meanings

nounnonstandard dialect (plural nonstandard dialects)

plural nonstandard dialects

  1. human sciencesAny spoken variety of a language that deviates from the socially dominant or prestigious dialect.

    Synonyms: vernacular dialect · Antonyms: standard dialect

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny spoken variety of a language that deviates from the socially dominant or prestigious dialect.

Similar
vernacular dialect
Opposite
standard dialect
Also see
vernacular dialect
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APA

nonstandard dialect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonstandard%20dialect

MLA

“nonstandard dialect.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonstandard%20dialect. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonstandard dialect,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonstandard%20dialect.

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