acrolect
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
acro- (“tip; peak”) + -lect, coined by William Alexander Stewart in 1965.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
acrolect (plural acrolects)
- (sociolinguistics) The variety of speech that is considered most suitable for formal occasions (typically using only standard forms).
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
variety of speech that is considered the standard form
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- post-creole continuum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English acrolect.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
acrolect n (plural acrolecten, diminutive acrolectje n)
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