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Idiolect vs Ecolect - What's the difference?

idiolect | ecolect | Related terms |

Ecolect is a related term of idiolect.



As nouns the difference between idiolect and ecolect

is that idiolect is the language variant used by a specific individual while ecolect is a language variety unique to a household.

idiolect

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (linguistics) The language variant used by a specific individual.

    • Derived terms

    * idiolectic * idiolectical

    Related terms

    * dialect * ecolect * ethnolect * sociolect

    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