📚 noun • entry_id 32808
acrolect
/ˈæk.ɹə.lɛkt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
acrolecto
The variety of speech that is considered most suitable for formal occasions (typically using only standard forms).
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.
In one dimension change is directed toward the acrolect, the “typical” change in the creole continuum.
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