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Creole vs Ethnolect - What's the difference?

creole | ethnolect |

As nouns the difference between creole and ethnolect

is that creole is a lect formed from two or more languages which has developed from a pidgin to become a first language while ethnolect is a language variety specific to an ethnic group.

As an adjective Creole

is pertaining to or characteristic of someone who is a Creole.

As a proper noun Creole

is any specific creole language, especially that of Haiti.

creole

English

(Creole language)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (linguistics) A lect formed from two or more languages which has developed from a pidgin to become a first language.

    • Derived terms

    * creolisation, creolization * creolise, creolize * creoloid * post-creole continuum

    External links

    * Haitian Creole – English Dictionary]: from [http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/ Webster’s Dictionary – the Rosetta Edition. ----

    ethnolect

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A language variety specific to an ethnic group.
    • Ebonics is an ethnolect of African Americans.

    Derived terms

    * ethnolectal * multiethnolect

    Related terms

    * dialect * idiolect * sociolect * ecolect * cryptolect