A dialect is a way of speaking, usually in one particular place in the world. It's different because different dialects use different pronunciations and slang terms.
Dialect can be one of two different things: A variety of language that is specific to one group of speakers. This can be because of the area they live in, or because of social class. A language that...
No, by its very definition, a dialect is not a language in and of itself, but a form of a language. Given, there are some dialects that are called languages for political reasons--see Croatian and...
No, American English is pretty distinct from British English at this point, especially what most people think of as a Southern dialect. The closest dialect of American English to British English (I...