basilectal

Definition

of, or relating to a basilect

Etymology

From basilect + -al.

Example Sentences

• "I prepared the three Matched Guise samples myself, controlling the forms carefully to represent basilectal, mesolectal, and acrolectal levels of usage."
• "It is tremendously important to study basilectal speech, but this valorization process has had some unfortunate byproducts."
• "While the use of basilectal French in colonial novels serves principally to depict the linguistic realities of interaction between colonial rulers and their subjects during the colonial era, the inclusion of basilectal French in novels set in the post-independence era generally functions to provide information on the social or educational status of a character."