Sentence examples for underlying dialect from inspiring English sources
The Hittite hieroglyphs were partly deciphered by painstaking internal analysis based on the correct assumption of an underlying dialect akin to Hittite; a bilingual with Phoenician text brought much welcome confirmation.
In the 20th century the trend toward the development of non-European Bible translations was characterized by an attempt to produce "union" or "standard" versions in the common language underlying different dialects.
The common sound system underlying the systems of the present Basque dialects has five (pure) vowels and two series of stopped consonants—one voiced (without complete stoppage in many contexts), represented by b, d, g, and the other voiceless, represented by p, t, k.
Change the underlying context.
Treat underlying conditions.
Look for underlying factors.
The Adventure of English by Melvyn Bragg Sceptre £8.99, pp 354 'A language is a dialect with an army and navy.' This well-worn saw of sociolinguistics underlies Melvyn Bragg's The Adventure of English, which he originally intended to entitle The Triumph of English, before being told this was too, well, triumphant.
