Doculect
//ˈdɒkjʊlɛkt// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A languoid that has been documented in any way, including raw data such as sound files, primary data such as transcribed text, or secondary data such as a grammatical description.
"This is not the whole explanation why these Mayan doculects have an exceptionally high token frequency, but it explains part of the deviation."
Example
More examples"This is not the whole explanation why these Mayan doculects have an exceptionally high token frequency, but it explains part of the deviation."
Etymology
Blend of document + -lect, coined by American linguist Jeff Good in 2006.
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