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mesolect

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A variety of speech that is midway between the acrolect and the basilect.

Equivalents

Españolmesolecto
Françaismésolecte
DeutschMesolekt
1 more languages
Portuguêsmesoleto

Examples

“[...] one characteristic of the mesolect seems to be that it contains, not merely forms from the polar lects, but forms which in function, if not always in phonetic shape⟳, are peculiar to itself.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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