DIALECT– SOCIOLECT– IDIOLECT: THE INTERRELATION OF LINGUISTIC TERMS

Abstract

The article reveals a problem of developing the terms “dialect”, “sociolect”, “idiolect” in linguistic science, which is becoming especially acute due to the modern global processes affecting their interpretation. The objective of the study is to conduct a comparative analysis of these linguistic terms in diachronic and synchronic aspects, as well as on the basis of criteria such as social labeling, features of manifestation at different levels of the national language and relation to the language standard. The main research method is a theoretical approach to understanding the concepts of dialect, sociolect, idiolect, and the search for interrelations and differences between them. The materials presented in this study will help to further refine the terminological apparatus of linguistics, in particular, to study in depth global linguistic changes, the mechanisms of allocation and existence of language variation in the 21st century. The research is of applied interest as it shows the prospect of using its results in processing natural languages and improving language models of generative artificial intelligence (AI).