acrolectn.

Brit.

/ˈakrəlɛkt/, U.S.

/ˈækrəˌlɛkt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: acro- comb. form, -lect comb. form.

Etymology: < acro- comb. form + -lect comb. form. Compare basilect n., and later mesolect n.

Linguistics.

In a post-creole community, the social dialect most closely resembling the standard language; (also more generally) the most prestigious dialect or variety of a particular language. Cf. basilect n., mesolect n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > a language > dialect > [noun] > social or class dialect

patois1643

social dialect1852

group language1920

group dialect1928

non-U1954

sociolect1963

acrolect1965

basilect1965

mesolect1971

folk-speech-

1965 W. A. Stewart in R. W. Shuy Social Dial. & Lang. Learning 15 I will refer to this topmost dialect in the local sociolinguistic hierarchy as acrolect (from acro- ‘apex’ plus -lect as in dialect). In most cases what is meant by ‘Standard’ English is either acrolect or something close to it. At the other extreme is a kind of speech which I refer to hereafter as basilect (from basi- ‘bottom’).

1977 Language 53 330 Speakers in a post-creole community are triply pressured: to avoid the basilect, to acquire the acrolect, and to vary the mesolect.

1978 Archivum Linguisticum 9 44 Women are far from being initiators of linguistic change in the direction of the acrolect.

1983 Amer. Speech 58 49 The acrolect, West Indian standard English, is essential primarily for external relations.

1992 Eng. Today Jan. 8/1 Speakers of the acrolect, most of whom have a mastery of both English and French, use a variety which suits their listeners.

1997 Eng. World-Wide 18 334 A description of linguistic strategies and features in acrolects persuasively supports Escure's claims regarding Belizean flexibility.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	acrolect
释义	acrolectn. Brit. /ˈakrəlɛkt/, U.S. /ˈækrəˌlɛkt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: acro- comb. form, -lect comb. form. Etymology: < acro- comb. form + -lect comb. form. Compare basilect n., and later mesolect n. Linguistics. In a post-creole community, the social dialect most closely resembling the standard language; (also more generally) the most prestigious dialect or variety of a particular language. Cf. basilect n., mesolect n. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > a language > dialect > [noun] > social or class dialect patois1643 social dialect1852 group language1920 group dialect1928 non-U1954 sociolect1963 acrolect1965 basilect1965 mesolect1971 folk-speech- 1965 W. A. Stewart in R. W. Shuy Social Dial. & Lang. Learning 15 I will refer to this topmost dialect in the local sociolinguistic hierarchy as acrolect (from acro- ‘apex’ plus -lect as in dialect). In most cases what is meant by ‘Standard’ English is either acrolect or something close to it. At the other extreme is a kind of speech which I refer to hereafter as basilect (from basi- ‘bottom’). 1977 Language 53 330 Speakers in a post-creole community are triply pressured: to avoid the basilect, to acquire the acrolect, and to vary the mesolect. 1978 Archivum Linguisticum 9 44 Women are far from being initiators of linguistic change in the direction of the acrolect. 1983 Amer. Speech 58 49 The acrolect, West Indian standard English, is essential primarily for external relations. 1992 Eng. Today Jan. 8/1 Speakers of the acrolect, most of whom have a mastery of both English and French, use a variety which suits their listeners. 1997 Eng. World-Wide 18 334 A description of linguistic strategies and features in acrolects persuasively supports Escure's claims regarding Belizean flexibility. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1965
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