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idiom vs eye dialect

eye dialect vs idiom

idiom and eye dialect both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
idiom Yes No No No
eye dialect Yes No No No
As nouns, eye dialect is a hyponym of idiom; that is, eye dialect is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than idiom:
  • idiom: the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
  • eye dialect: the use of misspellings to identify a colloquial or uneducated speaker
Other hyponyms of idiom include patois.
idiom (noun) eye dialect (noun)
the style of a particular artist or school or movement the use of misspellings to identify a colloquial or uneducated speaker
the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language
Difference between idiom and eye dialect

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