Mesolect

Synonyms for "mesolect"

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Related terms

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coordinate

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Translations

6 translations across 6 languages.

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Finnish

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  • mesolekti noun (speech between acrolect and basilect)

French

1 entries
  • mésolecte noun (speech between acrolect and basilect)

German

1 entries
  • Mesolekt noun (speech between acrolect and basilect)

Jamaican Creole

1 entries
  • miizolek noun (speech between acrolect and basilect)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • mesoleto noun (speech between acrolect and basilect)

Spanish

1 entries
  • mesolecto noun (speech between acrolect and basilect)

Sample sentences

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[...] one characteristic of the mesolect seems to be that it contains, not merely forms from the polar lects, but forms which in function, if not always in phonetic shape, are peculiar to itself.

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