(uncountable) Nonstandard spellings which, although they indicate a standard pronunciation, are deliberately substituted in place of the standard spellings, often to indicate that a speaker's regular use of language is nonstandard or dialectal.

The dialect of the Kalasha-speaking people in the Urtsun valley in Chitral, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

plural of dialect continuum

A group of Japanese dialects in the Kansai region (Kinki region) of Japan.

(sociolinguistics) Synonym of standard language

(dialectology) An enclave where a dialect is physically isolated from similar dialects.

(linguistics) the reduction of dialectal diversity within a language due to the propagation of a single prestige variety

(Commonwealth of Nations) Alternative spelling of dialectical behavior therapy

(psychology) A psychotherapeutic approach used to treat personality disorders, mood disorders, eating disorders, suicidal ideation, interpersonal conflicts, self-harm, substance abuse and other maladaptive coping strategies, which focuses on synthesizing the importance of self-acceptance with the acceptance of a need to change one's behavior.

(Commonwealth of Nations) Uncommon form of dialectical behavior therapy.