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 Serbian--and some languages that are called dialects--like all of the Chinese dialects, which are not mutually intelligible, but called one language for reasons of political unity. However, to be completely accurate, a dialect is a form of a language, and to be considered a dialect speakers of it and other dialects of the same language have to be mutually intelligible--British and American English would be examples of this.
Mandarin is the official dialect in mainland China.
A Dialect
Dialect
Dialect
the opposite of dialect (offshoot language) is : standard
What are the Proof that dialect as a language?
Mandarin is the official dialect in mainland China.
A Dialect
Dialect
Dialect
the opposite of dialect (offshoot language) is : standard
Dialect is relative. As one linguist once said, A language is a dialect with an army and a navy.
Common language or general language.
Arabic language, Egyptian dialect
My mother tongue is a language, not a dialect. A language is a broader system of communication with its own set of rules and vocabulary, whereas a dialect is a regional or social variety of a language that may differ in pronunciation, grammar, or vocabulary.
Dialect is not figurative language. Dialect refers to the way a language is spoken in a particular region or by a specific group of people, while figurative language uses words or expressions to convey a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation.
"Wika" in Cebuano dialect means "language" in English.