Grapholect

//ˈɡɹæfəˌlɛkt// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A written variant of a language, analogous to a spoken dialect of a language.

    "The grapholect of Standard English is not the exclusive system that arbiters of cultural purity wish to 'correct' us into believing"

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"The grapholect of Standard English is not the exclusive system that arbiters of cultural purity wish to 'correct' us into believing"

Etymology

Blend of grapheme + dialect, coined by linguist Einar Haugen in 1964.

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