dialectal, a.
(daɪəˈlɛktəl)
[f. prec. + -al1: cf. mod.F. dialectal.]
Belonging to or of the nature of a dialect.
| 1831 For. Q. Rev. VII. 380 We cannot consider them mere dialectal variations. 1834 H. O'Brien Round Towers Irel. 121 It was a mere dialectal distinction, appertaining to the court-language..of the times. 1873 A. J. Ellis President's Address in Trans. Philol. Soc. 208 Their historical relations [are] considered, and their dialectal differences explained. 1880 J. E. C. Welldon in Academy 24 July 58 Dialectal peculiarities might still creep into the Homeric text. 1885 Ibid. 29 Aug. 134/2 August Corrodi's dialectal poetry is remarkable for its humour and naturalness. |
Hence dialecˈtality, dialectal quality.
| 1864 Furnivall in Reader 22 Oct. 514/2 The dialectality or provinciality of the prefixed h. |