noun
- Plural of dialectologist; scholars or linguists who study dialects, regional variations in language, and speech patterns.
Usage: academic; plural form
Examples
- Dialectologists have documented hundreds of regional speech variations across the United States.
- The team of dialectologists analyzed pronunciation differences between urban and rural communities.
- Many dialectologists focus on how social factors influence language change over time.
- Dialectologists use recordings and interviews to preserve endangered dialects.
- University dialectologists collaborated on a comprehensive study of Appalachian English.