acrolect
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From 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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