Acrolect

//ˈæk.ɹə.lɛkt//

"Acrolect" in a Sentence (2 examples)

In one dimension change is directed toward the acrolect, the “typical” change in the creole continuum.

At the other end of the continuum is the most standard speech, the acrolect. In between is a gradient of forms with many successive levels, the mesolects.

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