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L-complex

L-complex noun: synonym of dialect continuum.

Noun

L-complex (plural L-complexes)

  1. Synonym of dialect continuum.
    • If on the other hand there are speech varieties in the group which are not mutually intelligible with some other members ― like A and C in the example above ― then the group is defined as an L-complex.1981, Curtis McFarland, A linguistic atlas of the Philippines, page 9
    • !Xun can be described as an L-complex, that is, as a cluster of speech forms that are linked by a chain of mutual intelligibility, but speakers at the extreme ends of the chain do not understand one another.2013, Rainer Vossen, The Khoesan Languages, page 9

Synonyms of L-complex

Forms of L-complex

pluralL-complexes

Questions about L-complex

What does L-complex mean?
L-complex means synonym of dialect continuum.
What part of speech is L-complex?
L-complex is a noun.
What is the plural of L-complex?
The plural of L-complex is L-complexes.

Words near L-complex in the dictionary

  1. L-basing
  2. L-bend
  3. L-bends
  4. L-bomb
  5. L-bombs
  6. L-complex
  7. L-complexes
  8. L-DOPA
  9. L-driver
  10. L-drivers
  11. L-estimator

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