monodialectical

[Pamela R. Wagner]

Yes, you are quite right, I mean monodialectal.  I was just typing too fast.

Pam Wagner

Quoting Donald M Lance <lancedm at MISSOURI.EDU>:

> Do you mean monodialectal?
>
> Dialectics, as I understand the term, refers to opposing views, which
> implies the existence of two of something, thus ruling out mono-.
>
> Yes, yes, I know that 'dialectical' is often used for 'dialectal' by
> educated people.
>
> DMLance
>
> on 2/6/02 10:35 AM, Pamela Roper Wagner at prwagn at TOAD.NET wrote:
>
> > Where would you look for the first use of this term?
> >
> > Pamela Wagner
> > Researcher, OED
> >
>


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