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Published by nrlyssa, 2022-09-19 00:12:06

TUTORIAL TASK 4 ( ACROLECT, MESOLECT,BASILECT )

LISGUISTICS TUTORIAL TASK 4

NOTEBOOK

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.


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