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linguistics
NUUR ALYSSA
Acrolect
Official, standard use
the fancier,
more desirable accent.
people with more
education/money
Mesolect
Unofficial, informal use
the middle between
acrolect and basilect
Substandard use ; broken
Malaysian English
Basilect
the least prestigious language
variety
Definition of basilect : the least
prestigious language variety of a
community — compare acrolect.
doesnt have much education
almost all native speaker accent.