idiodialect

[STUCK]

what is idiodialect? I have to write a paper on this but when I asked what it was the teacher said it was self explanitory. can anyone help

STUCK

[Casiopea]

Idio- comes from the Greek word idios meaning own, or individual. Dialect means, a regional form of speech; a variety of language with non-standard vocabulary, pronunciation, or grammar.

All the best,

[mykwyner]

An idiolect is the language pattern of an individual at one point in his life. A dialect is the language pattern of a particular group, usually regional or cultural.
An idiodialect, judging by what I can determine from my readings on the internet, refers to variations of a dialect exhibited by different subgroups of speakers within that dialect. In other words, people living in the Southeastern US may speak a particular dialect belonging to that region, but women in that region will speak an idiodialect, or a form of that dialect that is particular to women from that region.
If this is what your teacher calls "self-explanatory" then you need a new teacher or he needs a different job.
By this definition, every dialect is an idiodialect in that it is spoken by members of a particular group.

[Marylin]

Thank Heavens we've got you, Mike "Whiner", to keep it nice and simple for all of us here.

[mykwyner]

Yikes! Did I hit a nerve, Marylin? I think I might have. Unpucker a little, O.K.? This isn't all that serious of a business.

[Marylin]

Yikes! Did I hit a nerve, Marylin? I think I might have. Unpucker a little, O.K.? This isn't all that serious of a business.

Did I hit a nerve, Marylin?

Yes, you did. I didn't like your remark. People are stuck with a variety of teachers and it's not up to you to judge them.


This isn't all that serious of a business

If that's so, don't bring it up next time, will you?

[Tdol]

I agree with the basic point that it's not really self-explanatory, as the prefix used doesn't match the definition with 'idiodialect', though it does with 'idiolect'. Wouldn't sub-dialect or something be a better term. And can we calm things down a little here?

[Marylin]

I agree with the basic point that it's not really self-explanatory

Right, and that's all that needs to be said.

[mykwyner]

O.K., I'll curb the editorializing. It's probably not a good idea to let students see dissention among teachers who should have their students' educational needs as a common goal. The remarks I made are more appropriate for a pedagogy forum, and offered the student [STUCK] no additional help.