Definitions For Acrolect

Noun

ACROLECT (plural ACROLECTs) (sociolinguistics) The variety of speech that is considered most suitable for formal occasions (typically using only standard forms). : {{cot, en, mesolect, basilect}}

Translations

Finnish: akrolekti French: acrolecte German: Akrolekt, m Portuguese: acrolecto, m, acroleto, m Spanish: acrolecto, m

Etymology

{{confix, en, acro, gloss1=tip; peak, lect}}, {{coin, en, William Alexander Stewart, in=1965, nocap=1, nobycat=1}}.

See also

code-switching matrilect