Difference between revisions of "Lect"

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(New page: A lect is any variety of a language, regardless of the kind of variation (social, regional, diachronic, etc.) ===Subtypes=== *chronolect *dialect *idiolect *[[isolect]...)
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A lect is any variety of a language, regardless of the kind of variation (social, regional, diachronic, etc.)

Subtypes

Origin

The term was created in the 20th century from dialect by taking away the element dia-.

Other languages

German Lekt