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koinêisation

koinêisation is the alternative spelling of koinëisation.

Meaning of koinëisation

Noun

koinëisation (usually uncountable, plural koinëisations)

  1. (usually) The process whereby a lect develops into a koine, or an instance of this.
    • This is a reasonable interpretation of Hull (1968, 1974). This author later made it clear that the koinêization process may have continued during the early period of colonization (Hull 1994).1994?, Yves-Charles Morin, “The Origin and Development of the Pronunciation of French in Québec” in The Origins and Development of Emigrant Languages: Proceedings from the Second Rasmus Rask...

Forms of koinêisation

pluralkoinêisations

Questions about koinêisation

What is koinêisation the alternative spelling of?
Koinêisation is the alternative spelling of koinëisation.

Words near koinêisation in the dictionary

  1. koinéisation
  2. koinéisations
  3. koinéization
  4. koinéizations
  5. koinés
  6. koinêisation
  7. koinêisations
  8. koinêization
  9. koinêizations
  10. koinëisation
  11. koinëisations

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