Mimolect
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A xenolect that has become separated from its matrilect both geographically and communicatively.
"At some point in the decreolization process, however, xenolectal structures become masked by surface-structure mimicry of the matrilect, so that the apparent degree of xenolecticity of the evolving mimolect drops below the real level, as represented by the crossover of A-B and C-D."
Example
More examples"At some point in the decreolization process, however, xenolectal structures become masked by surface-structure mimicry of the matrilect, so that the apparent degree of xenolecticity of the evolving mimolect drops below the real level, as represented by the crossover of A-B and C-D."
Etymology
From mimo- + -lect.
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