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Meaning of mesolect | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Deutsch Mesolekt
Español mesolecto
Français mésolecte
Português mesoleto

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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See also

mesoleg mesolevel mesolimbic mesolimbic pathway mesolimnion mesolite

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