koinëisation
/ˌkɔɪneɪaɪˈzeɪʃən/
koinëisation noun: the process whereby a lect develops into a koine, or an instance of this.
Noun
koinëisation (usually uncountable, plural koinëisations)
- 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...
- What one sees here is the cumulative effect of repeated koineizations.1998, Donald N. Tuten, Koineization in Medieval Spanish, University of Wisconsin–Madison, page 340
Forms of koinëisation
| plural | koinëisations |
|---|---|
| alternative form | koinëization |
| alternative form | koinéisation |
| alternative form | koinéization |
| alternative form | koineisation |
| alternative form | koineization |
| alternative form | koinêisation |
| alternative form | koinêization |
Origin of koinëisation
From koine + -isation.
Questions about koinëisation
- What does koinëisation mean?
- Koinëisation means the process whereby a lect develops into a koine, or an instance of this.
- What part of speech is koinëisation?
- Koinëisation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce koinëisation?
- Koinëisation is pronounced /ˌkɔɪneɪaɪˈzeɪʃən/.
- What is the plural of koinëisation?
- The plural of koinëisation is koinëisations.
Words near koinëisation in the dictionary
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