BASILECT


Meaning of BASILECT in English

— basilectal , adj.

/bay"zeuh lekt', baz"euh-/ , n. Ling.

the variety of language in a creole continuum that is most distinct from the acrolect. Cf. acrolect, mesolect .

[ 1960-65; basi- (as comb. form of BASE 1 or BASIS) + (DIA)LECT ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .