单词	basilect
释义	basilect /ˈbasɪlɛkt / /ˈbeɪsɪlɛkt/ noun Linguistics A less prestigious dialect or variety of a particular language. Often contrasted with acrolect.At this time the great majority of people in the community were speakers primarily of this basilect.... Some like the basilect and some like the acrolect. English would be the acrolect while Jamaican would be the basilect. Derivatives basilectal /basɪˈlɛkt(ə)l/ /beɪsɪˈlɛkt(ə)l/ adjective ... They are arranged along a post-Creole continuum which has acrolectal (those varieties closest to the superstrate) at one end and basilectal (those varieties furthest from it) at the other. Furthermore, labels such as rare, historical, rural and basilectal help to categorize the items. The article focuses on the basilectal features of the oldest speaker and considers how such features became stigmatized. Origin 1960s: from basis + -lect as in dialect.
随便看	spermine spermo- sperm oil sperm whale spesh spessartine Spetsnaz Spetznaz spew spewer Spey SPF sphagnum sphalerite sphene sphenoid sphenoidal sphenoid bone sphenopsid Sphenopsida spheral sphere -sphere sphere of influence (or interest) spheric

英语词典包含243303条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。