Complete Definition of "ecolect"

English

Etymology
From Gr. eco (oikos) for house, and lect for language.

Noun
en-noun

  1. a language variety unique to a household

Related terms
idiolect
ethnolect
dialect
sociolect

References
Contemporary Canadian Poetry from the Edge: An Exploration of Literary Eco-criticism by Gabriele Helms

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