interdialectal
/ˌɪntərdaɪəˈlɛktəl/
adjective
- Relating to or occurring between different dialects of a language.
- Interdialectal borrowing happens when words from one dialect are adopted by speakers of another.
- Linguists study interdialectal communication to understand how speakers of different dialects understand each other.
- The interdialectal differences between Northern and Southern English can be quite noticeable.