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xenolecticity

xenolecticity noun: the property of being a xenolect.

Noun

xenolecticity (uncountable)

  1. The property of being a xenolect.
    • At some point in the decreolization process, however, xenolectal structures become masked by surface-structure mimicry of the matrilect, so that the apparent degree of xenolecticity of the evolving mimolect drops below the real level, as represented by the crossover of A-B and C-D.1989, Ofelia García, Ricardo Otheguy, English across cultures, cultures across English, →ISBN, page 277

Origin of xenolecticity

From xenolectic + -ity.

Questions about xenolecticity

What does xenolecticity mean?
Xenolecticity means the property of being a xenolect.
What part of speech is xenolecticity?
Xenolecticity is a noun.

Words near xenolecticity in the dictionary

  1. xenokidneys
  2. xenolalia
  3. xenolect
  4. xenolectal
  5. xenolectic
  6. xenolecticity
  7. xenolects
  8. xenoline
  9. xenolines
  10. xenolinguist
  11. xenolinguistic

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