Basilect

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Grogie
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Basilect

Postby Grogie » Mon Jan 14, 2008 5:06 pm

A variety of a language that differs greatly from the standard form. Its opposite,''acrolect'', is the standard or ''educated'' form of the language.

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Re: Basilect

Postby sluggo » Tue Jan 15, 2008 2:14 pm

A variety of a language that differs greatly from the standard form. Its opposite,''acrolect'', is the standard or ''educated'' form of the language.
A great term there, Grog!
Kind of what we (i.e. I) commit on these here boards, no?

Presumably bas and acr stand for lower and higher, as in Hochdeutsch / High German, etc.

--Sluggo, content to stay below decks amid the ceilidh (and, one hopes, still bilectual).
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Postby Grogie » Tue Jan 15, 2008 4:02 pm

Many thanks Sluggo.


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