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superstratist

superstratist noun: one who believes that creoles take their structure from their superstrate or target languages, with first language interference from the substrate languages.

Noun

superstratist (plural superstratists)

  1. One who believes that creoles take their structure from their superstrate or target languages, with first language interference from the substrate languages.

Forms of superstratist

pluralsuperstratists

Origin of superstratist

From superstrate + -ist.

Questions about superstratist

What does superstratist mean?
Superstratist means one who believes that creoles take their structure from their superstrate or target languages, with first language interference from the substrate languages.
What part of speech is superstratist?
Superstratist is a noun.
What is the plural of superstratist?
The plural of superstratist is superstratists.

Words near superstratist in the dictionary

  1. superstratal
  2. superstrate
  3. superstrated
  4. superstrates
  5. superstrating
  6. superstratist
  7. superstratists
  8. superstratum
  9. superstreamlined
  10. superstreet
  11. superstreets

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