The term dialect (from Latin dialectus, dialectos, from the ancient Greek word διάλεκτος diálektos, "discourse", from διά diá, "through" and λέγω legō, "I speak") is used in two distinct ways to refer to two different types of linguistic phenomena. COUNT 5
QSN1 What language is the word dialectus from? ANS1 Latin QSN2 From what language does the word diálektos come? ANS2 Greek QSN3 What does diálektos mean in English? ANS3 discourse QSN4 How many different types of linguistic phenomena is the term dialect used to describe? ANS4 two QSN5 How many distinct ways is the term dialect used? ANS5 two