Vocabulary: World Englishes: Indian, Nigerian, Singaporean varieties

English · C2 · Lesson 51 · 20 words

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pragmatic

adjective

Realistic and practical

dialectal

adjective

related to regional speech variations

linguistic

adjective

relating to sound systems of language

phonological

adjective

subtle shade of meaning or expression

code-switching

noun

propriety

standardization

noun

cross-cultural

lexical

adjective

Related to words and vocabulary

creolization

noun

Language mixing from colonialism

substrate

noun

extremely careful about rules

indigenize

verb

base layer or foundation

pluricentric

adjective

make native to a place

nativization

noun

having multiple standard varieties

acrolect

noun

process of becoming native

endonormative

adjective

highest social dialect of a language

basilect

noun

using native speakers' norms as standard

hybridization

noun

lowest social dialect of a language

morphosyntactic

adjective

mixing of different elements

vernacularization

noun

relating to word structure and grammar

superstrate

noun

everyday speech of ordinary people

postcolonial

adjective

language variety spoken by former colonial power