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paralects

paralects is the plural of paralect.

Meaning of paralect

Noun

paralect (plural paralects)

  1. An idiolect that closely approximates the dominant or most prestigious language form, but differs slightly, reflecting the speaker's original dialect, especially as regards to accent.
    • One misses a theory of exceptions in this book, since this lack is what makes ‘marginal cases’ so upsetting for phonemic analysis. There is also no mention of the possibility that an investigation of the reductions found in Punti (leveled, but variable local mixed) paralects could contribute a...1970, Language, XLVI:ii, parts 2-4, page 684

Questions about paralects

What is paralects the plural of?
Paralects is the plural of paralect.

Words near paralects in the dictionary

  1. paraldehyde
  2. paraldehydes
  3. paralect
  4. paralectotype
  5. paralectotypes
  6. paralects
  7. paralegal
  8. paralegals
  9. paraleipses
  10. paraleipsis
  11. paraleiptic

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