Dictionary

grapholect en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈɡɹæfəˌlɛkt/

Etymology

Blend of grapheme + dialect, coined by linguist Einar Haugen in 1964.

Meanings

1. A written variant of a language, analogous to a spoken dialect of a language.
   • The grapholect of Standard English is not the exclusive system that arbiters of cultural purity wish to 'correct' us into believing 1993, Gajendra K. Verma, Inequality and teacher education: an international perspective, page 188:
   • A grapholect is a transdialectical language formed by deep commitment to writing. An example of grapholect is the (written) Chinese language. Almost any Standard language, such as Standard Dutch or Standard English is a grapholect. 1993, MHM Heng, Three Dimensions of Information Technology Applications: A Historical Perspective:

Forms

Deriveds

grapholectal

Translations (11)

pt grafoleto (a written variant of a language) · de Grapholekt (a written variant of a language) · cs grafolekt (a written variant of a language) · ru графоле́кт (a written variant of a language) · zh 书写的方言 (a written variant of a language) · zh 書寫的方言 (a written variant of a language) · tr grafolekt (a written variant of a language) · pl grafolekt (a written variant of a language) · fi kirjakieli (a written variant of a language) · es grafolecto (a written variant of a language) · fr grapholecte (a written variant of a language)