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relexify, v. Linguistics.|riːˈlɛksɪfaɪ|
[f. as prec. + -fy.]
trans. To introduce into (a language) vocabulary taken from another language without grammatical adjustment of the items introduced. Hence reˈlexified ppl. a.
1962W. A. Stewart in F. A. Rice Stud. Role Second Languages in Asia, Africa, & Lat. Amer. 46 If a language A can be shown to derive its vocabulary from language B and its grammatical structure from language C, then language A can be both ‘restructured B’ and ‘relexified C’ at the same time. Ibid., It is..possible to consider them all..as relexified forms of some prior language. 1965Orbis XIV. 521 We know that the Philippine creoles were also relexified very rapidly. 1965,1972[see prec.]. 1972J. L. Dillard Black English iii. 122 Hawaiian Pidgin English pau (relexified with a Hawaiian word), Melanesian Pidgin English finish constitute other relexifications of cabá. 1979Amer. Speech LIV. 296 A uniform ‘plantation creole’..later ‘relexified’ into something nearer to the speech of whites. |