Xenolecticity
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Xenolecticity is a noun meaning (linguistics) The property of being a xenolect.
Meaning
(linguistics) The property of being a xenolect.
Example Sentences
At some point in the decreolization process, however, xenolectal structures become masked by surface-structure mimicry of the matrilect, so that the apparent degree of xenolecticity of the evolving mimolect drops below the real level, as represented by the crossover of A-B and C-D.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include xenoandrogenicity, xenoreactivity, dialectality, exocentricity, exonormativity, linguality.
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