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Lexifier vs Superstratum - What's the difference?

lexifier | superstratum |

As nouns the difference between lexifier and superstratum

is that lexifier is the dominant language of a pidgin or creole that serves as the basis for most of its vocabulary while superstratum is a stratum that is on top of another.

lexifier

English

(wikipedia lexifier)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The dominant language of a pidgin or creole that serves as the basis for most of its vocabulary.

    • superstratum

    English

    Noun

    (superstrata)
  • (geology) A stratum that is on top of another
  • (linguistics) A language imposed upon a population that previously spoke another language

    • See also

    * substratum