Super-token

//ˈsupɚˌtoʊkən// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An instance of the same speaker/signer using two or more variants of a sociolinguistic variable in the same section of discourse.

    "Another useful technique is to incorporate ‘super-tokens’ directly into the top of the token file so that they are readily found when needed; for example, writing an abstract or reporting preliminary results."

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"Another useful technique is to incorporate ‘super-tokens’ directly into the top of the token file so that they are readily found when needed; for example, writing an abstract or reporting preliminary results."

Etymology

Coined by Sali Tagliamonte in 2006.

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