Diasystem

/ˌdaɪ.əˈsɪs.təm/ noun

Definition

In linguistics, a theoretical system that describes two related language varieties or dialects as variations within a single unified framework rather than as completely separate systems.

Etymology

From Greek 'dia-' (through, across) + 'system' (arranged whole), developed in 20th-century linguistics to address how closely related dialects or languages relate to each other systematically.

Kelly Says

Linguists use diasystems to explain why speakers of slightly different dialects understand each other perfectly even though neither speaks exactly like the other—it's like they're operating on overlapping rule systems rather than completely different languages.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አስተዳደር
as-te-da-der
ARالعربية
نظام
nizam
BNবাংলা
প্রণালী
pron-a-lee
CACatalà
diassistema
dee-ah-see-steh-ma
CSČeština
diasystem
dee-ah-see-stem
DADansk
diasystem
dee-ah-see-stem
DEDeutsch
Diasytem
dee-ah-see-stem
ELΕλληνικά
διασύστημα
dee-ah-see-stee-ma
ESEspañol
diasıstema
dee-ah-see-steh-ma
FAفارسی
سیستم
see-stem
FISuomi
diasysteema
dee-ah-see-stee-ma
FRFrançais
diasysème
dee-ah-see-em
GUGU
સિસ્ટમ
see-stem
HAHA
tsarin
tsar-in
HEעברית
מערכת
me-kare-et
HIहिन्दी
प्रणाली
pra-na-lee
HUMagyar
diasystem
dee-ah-see-stem
IDBahasa Indonesia
sistem
see-stem
IGIG
nkwu
n-kwu
ITItaliano
diasistema
dee-ah-see-steh-ma
JA日本語
体系
tei-ki
KKKK
жүйе
zhy-ye
KMKM
ប្រព័ន្ធ
pra-po-n-th
KO한국어
체계
che-gye
MRMR
व्यवस्था
vyavastha
MSBahasa Melayu
sistem
see-stem
MYမြန်မာ
စနစ်
sa-nit
NLNederlands
diasysteem
dee-ah-see-steh-em
NONorsk
diasystem
dee-ah-see-stem
PAPA
ਸਿਸਟਮ
see-stem
PLPolski
diasystem
dee-ah-see-stem
PTPortuguês
diasistema
dee-ah-see-steh-ma
RORomână
diasistem
dee-ah-see-stem
RUРусский
диасистема
dee-ah-see-steh-ma
SVSvenska
diasystem
dee-ah-see-stem
SWKiswahili
mfumo
m-foo-mo
TAதமிழ்
அமைப்பு
a-mai-ppu
TEతెలుగు
ప్రణాళిక
pra-na-lee-ka
THไทย
ระบบ
ra-pet
TLTL
sistema
see-steh-ma
TRTürkçe
diasıstem
dee-ah-see-stem
UKУкраїнська
діасистема
dee-ah-see-steh-ma
URاردو
نظام
nizam
VITiếng Việt
hệ thống
he-thong
YOYO
àwọn ìṣẹ̀
awon ee-she
ZH中文
体系
tǐ jì
ZUZU
isikhulu
ee-si-khu-lu

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