dialect vs listening

dialect

noun
  • A variety of a language that is characteristic of a particular area, community, or social group, differing from other varieties of the same language in relatively minor ways as regards grammar, phonology, and lexicon. 

  • A language existing only in an oral or non-standardized form, especially a language spoken in a developing country or an isolated region. 

  • A variant form of the vocalizations of a bird species restricted to a certain area or population. 

  • A variant of a non-standardized programming language. 

  • Language that is perceived as substandard or wrong. 

  • A lect (often a regional or minority language) as part of a group or family of languages, especially if they are viewed as a single language, or if contrasted with a standardized idiom that is considered the 'true' form of the language (for example, Cantonese as contrasted with Mandarin Chinese or Bavarian as contrasted with Standard German). 

listening

noun
  • Skill or ability of perceiving spoken language. 

  • Action of the verb listening 

  • An educational exercise involving listening 

adj
  • Of an action that is performed with caution and attention to sounds. 

  • Of something that is used in order to hear or to improve the ability to hear. 

  • Of something or someone that listens. 

How often have the words dialect and listening occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )