| 词汇 | eye-dialect |
| 释义 | eye dialect noun[ U ] literature, language specializeduk /ˈaɪ ˌdaɪ.ə.lekt/ us /ˈaɪ ˌdaɪ.ə.lekt/ in literature, a way of representing speech using words that are not spelled correctly, which is intended to show something about the speaker, for example that they do not speak in a way that is regarded as typical of an educated person: Writers can use eye dialect to indicate social class or level of education as well as geographical variety. Eye dialect can be controversial because it often relies on stereotypes that may offend some readers. Eye dialect, the use of misspellings that are based on standard pronunciations (such as "sez" for says or "skool" for school), is sometimes used in literature for comic effect. The use of modified spelling, for example indicating clipped gerund forms (singin', goin') or dropped hs ('ello, 'ome) in literature is generally referred to as eye dialect. The term "eye dialect" was originally coined to apply to spellings such as "woz" that more accurately represent the typical pronunciation of "was", but is also commonly used to indicate that a character's speech is non-standard, foreign, or uneducated. Forms of languages & specialist dialects acrolect argot basilect cant colloquialism demotic jargonistic journalese legalese lingo lingua franca metalanguage pidgin pidginization pidginize plain English Polari psychobabble shibboleth vernacularly You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Literature |
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