noun
definition
The study of dialects.
Examples of dialectology in a Sentence
Professor Paul Kerswill Professor Paul Kerswill is a sociolinguist specializing in social dialectology, with a focus on dialect leveling.
This article introduces dialectology - the study of accents and dialects.
Derek Britton is director of Institute for historical dialectology, which is affiliated to the department of English Language.
Sociolinguistic dialectology Traditional dialectologists were hampered, of course, by the lack of adequate technology.
Knowledge of morphological theory and/or dialectology will be an advantage, although specific training will be provided.
He published widely in Chinese historical phonology, Chinese dialectology, and experimental phonetics.
He further suggests that this question is also relevant to discussions of dialectology and linguistic purism, among other areas of linguistics.