acrolect. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

acrolect

SYLLABICATION:	ac·ro·lect
PRONUNCIATION:	kr-lkt
NOUN:	The variety of speech that is closest to a standard prestige language, especially in an area in which a creole is spoken. For example, Standard Jamaican English is the acrolect where Jamaican Creole is spoken.
ETYMOLOGY:	acro– + (dia)lect.
OTHER FORMS:	acro·lectal —ADJECTIVE


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