The term dialect is used to indicate
A)distinct and different languages found in the same country.
B)language forms that are based on another language, but that do not have a syntactic structure of their own.
C)variations of the same language based on geographical or ethnic similarities.
D)variations of a language that follow no structural patterns.

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The term dialect refers to variations of the same language based on geographical or ethnic similarities. These variations can include differences in pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary, but they are still considered to be part of the same language. A dialect is not a distinct and different language (A) and it does have a syntactic structure of its own (B). Dialects also follow structural patterns, so D is incorrect.

The Term Dialect Is Used to Indicate