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xenolecticity en · NOUN

Etymology

From xenolectic + -ity.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) 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: