adjective
- of, relating to, or characteristic of an idiolect (the language or speech patterns unique to an individual speaker)
Usage: linguistics; formal
Examples
- The researcher analyzed the idiolectal features of the poet's writing to identify his unique stylistic markers.
- Each speaker's idiolectal variations reflect their personal history and regional background.
- The linguist documented the patient's idiolectal speech patterns before and after the stroke.
- Idiolectal differences among twins raised in the same household reveal how individual experience shapes language use.
- The author's idiolectal preference for certain word choices became more pronounced in her later novels.