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decreolisation

decreolisation is the alternative form of decreolization.

Meaning of decreolization

Noun

decreolization (usually uncountable, plural decreolizations)

  1. (usually) The process of decreolizing.
    • At some point in the decreolization process, however, xenolectal structures become masked by surface-structure mimicry of the matrilect, so that the apparent degree of xenolecticity of the evolving mimolect drops below the real level, as represented by the crossover of A-B and C-D.1989, Ofelia García, Ricardo Otheguy, English across cultures, cultures across English, →ISBN, page 277

Forms of decreolisation

pluraldecreolisations

Questions about decreolisation

What is decreolisation the alternative form of?
Decreolisation is the alternative form of decreolization.

Words near decreolisation in the dictionary

  1. decrementer
  2. decrementers
  3. decrementing
  4. decrementless
  5. decrements
  6. decreolisation
  7. decreolisations
  8. decreolise
  9. decreolised
  10. decreolises
  11. decreolising

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