What does mesolectal mean?
Mesolectal means (linguistics) Relating to a mesolect..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(linguistics) Relating to a mesolect..
I prepared the three Matched Guise samples myself, controlling the forms carefully to represent basilectal, mesolectal, and acrolectal levels of usage
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Mesolectal means (linguistics) Relating to a mesolect..
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I prepared the three Matched Guise samples myself, controlling the forms carefully to represent basilectal, mesolectal, and acrolectal levels of usage
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