Relexifier vs Relexify - What's the difference?
relexifier | relexify | Related terms |
(linguistics) One who relexifies.
* Lefebvre, Claire,
Relexifier is a related term of relexify.
In linguistics|lang=en terms the difference between relexifier and relexify
is that relexifier is (linguistics) one who relexifies while relexify is (linguistics) replace a language's lexicon with another's.As a noun relexifier
is (linguistics) one who relexifies.As a verb relexify is
(linguistics) replace a language's lexicon with another's.relexifier
English
Noun
(en noun)The tense, mood and aspect system of Haitian Creole and the problem of transmission of grammar in creole genesis, Université du Québec à Montréal, p. 69
- The relexifiers thus relabelled the lexical entry copied from kò'' as ''te'', a reduced form of ''été''. This derivation accounts straightforwardly for the fact that the properties of ''te'' in the Haitian lexicon parallel those of ''kò in the Fongbe lexicon.