Dialect Diversity of Modern Spanish: Origins and Classification

These characteristics serve as the basis for systematization of speakers and adverbs. At both stages, the dialect is seen in its opposition to the literary ("standard") language. The third stage is characterized by the study of dialect inthe context of language perception as a special system.

In national dialectological concepts, this approach can take different forms and have different practical values. It is noted that the key concept in the science of dialects is the concept of "dialect feature" (sign, distinction). In a topographic context, it is also appropriate to use the term "isogloss".

Since dialectology was born, the dialect feature refers only to characteristics that make it possible to distinguish the language of peasants from the language in which educated citizens communicate.