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Ethnolect vs Ecolect - What's the difference?

ethnolect | ecolect | Related terms |

Ecolect is a related term of ethnolect.



As nouns the difference between ethnolect and ecolect

is that ethnolect is a language variety specific to an ethnic group while ecolect is a language variety unique to a household.

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

    ecolect

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a language variety unique to a household

    • Related terms

    * idiolect * ethnolect * dialect * sociolect

    References

    * Contemporary Canadian Poetry from the Edge: An Exploration of Literary Eco-criticism by Gabriele Helms English words suffixed with -lect