BASILECT


Meaning of BASILECT in English

[ 'basɪlɛkt , 'beɪsɪ- ]

■ noun Linguistics a less prestigious dialect or variety of a language. Contrasted with acrolect .

Derivatives

~al -'lɛkt(ə)l adjective

Origin

1960s: from basis + -lect as in dialect .

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.