relexification

English

Etymology

From relexify +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹiˌlɛksəfəˈkeɪʃn̩/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

relexification (countable and uncountable, plural relexifications)

1. (linguistics) The mechanism of language change by which one language replaces much or all of its lexicon with that of another language.

Derived terms

• relex

Related terms

• lexicon
• relexify

Translations

Translations

• German: Relexifizierung f
• Portuguese: relexificação f