relexifyv.

Brit.

/ˌriːˈlɛksᵻfʌɪ/, U.S.

/riˈlɛksəˌfaɪ/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with English elements. Etymons: re- prefix, Greek λέξις , -fy suffix.

Etymology: < re- prefix + ancient Greek λέξις word (see lexis n.) + -fy suffix. Compare slightly earlier relexification n., relexified adj.

Linguistics.

transitive. To introduce into (a language) vocabulary taken from another language without grammatical adjustment of the items introduced; to subject to relexification (see relexification n.). Chiefly in passive.

ΚΠ

1965 Orbis 14 521 We know that the Philippine creoles were also relexified very rapidly.

1965 Amer. Speech 40 172 William Stewart has hypothesized that this Portuguese-based pidgin was re-lexified to yield the English, Dutch, and French pidgins which are the progenitors of the Creoles.

1979 Amer. Speech 54 296 A uniform ‘plantation creole’..later ‘relexified’ into something nearer to the speech of whites.

1988 F. J. Newmeyer Linguistics 175 Muysken..has convincingly documented the existence of an Andean contact language which is formed by relexifying Quechua structures with Spanish words.

2004 Midstream (Nexis) 1 May The..traditional view suggests that Israeli is Semitic... Revisionists counter that it is actually Indo-European: Yiddish ‘relexified’, that is, Yiddish with Hebrew vocabulary.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	relexify
释义	relexifyv. Brit. /ˌriːˈlɛksᵻfʌɪ/, U.S. /riˈlɛksəˌfaɪ/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with English elements. Etymons: re- prefix, Greek λέξις , -fy suffix. Etymology: < re- prefix + ancient Greek λέξις word (see lexis n.) + -fy suffix. Compare slightly earlier relexification n., relexified adj. Linguistics. transitive. To introduce into (a language) vocabulary taken from another language without grammatical adjustment of the items introduced; to subject to relexification (see relexification n.). Chiefly in passive. ΚΠ 1965 Orbis 14 521 We know that the Philippine creoles were also relexified very rapidly. 1965 Amer. Speech 40 172 William Stewart has hypothesized that this Portuguese-based pidgin was re-lexified to yield the English, Dutch, and French pidgins which are the progenitors of the Creoles. 1979 Amer. Speech 54 296 A uniform ‘plantation creole’..later ‘relexified’ into something nearer to the speech of whites. 1988 F. J. Newmeyer Linguistics 175 Muysken..has convincingly documented the existence of an Andean contact language which is formed by relexifying Quechua structures with Spanish words. 2004 Midstream (Nexis) 1 May The..traditional view suggests that Israeli is Semitic... Revisionists counter that it is actually Indo-European: Yiddish ‘relexified’, that is, Yiddish with Hebrew vocabulary. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1965
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