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/ˈæk.ɹə.lɛkt/ · noun
(sociolinguistics) The variety of speech that is considered most suitable for formal occasions (typically using only standard forms)..
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.
Use acrolect when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Acrolect means (sociolinguistics) The variety of speech that is considered most suitable for formal occasions (typically using only standard forms)..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
In one dimension change is directed toward the acrolect, the “typical” change in the creole continuum.
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