lexifier
US/ˈlɛk.sɪ.faɪ.ɚ/
lexifier noun: the language of a pidgin or creole that serves as the basis for most of its vocabulary.
Noun
lexifier (plural lexifiers)
- The language of a pidgin or creole that serves as the basis for most of its vocabulary.
- A great deal of linguistic evidence reveals that creole creators transformed the lexifier in a fashion unexplainable as just hybridization, but well known from studies of pidginization and second-language acquisition.2018, John H. McWhorter, The Creole Debate, Cambridge University Press, page 9
Forms of lexifier
| plural | lexifiers |
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Origin of lexifier
From lexify + -er.
Words formed from lexifier
Questions about lexifier
- What does lexifier mean?
- Lexifier means the language of a pidgin or creole that serves as the basis for most of its vocabulary.
- What part of speech is lexifier?
- Lexifier is a noun.
- How do you pronounce lexifier?
- Lexifier is pronounced /ˈlɛk.sɪ.faɪ.ɚ/ (US).
- What is the plural of lexifier?
- The plural of lexifier is lexifiers.
Words near lexifier in the dictionary
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