super-tokens
super-tokens is the plural of super-token.
Meaning of super-token
Noun
super-token (plural super-tokens)
- An instance of the same speaker/signer using two or more variants of a sociolinguistic variable in the same section of discourse.
- Another useful technique is to incorporate ‘super-tokens’ directly into the top of the token file so that they are readily found when needed; for example, writing an abstract or reporting preliminary results.2006, Sali A. Tagliamonte, Analysing Sociolinguistic Variation, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 168
Questions about super-tokens
- What is super-tokens the plural of?
- Super-tokens is the plural of super-token.
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