acrolect

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The variety of speech that is considered most suitable for formal occasions (typically using only standard forms).

/ˈæk.ɹə.lɛkt/

acrolect acrolects

From acro- (“tip; peak”) + -lect, coined by William Alexander Stewart in 1965.

code-switching matrilect

acrolectal

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