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Sociolect vs Cryptolect - What's the difference?

sociolect | cryptolect |

As nouns the difference between sociolect and cryptolect

is that sociolect is the variant of language used by a social group such as a socioeconomic class, an ethnic group, an age group, etc while cryptolect is (linguistics) a secretive language form used by a subculture; an arcane cant.

sociolect

English

(wikipedia sociolect)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The variant of language used by a social group such as a socioeconomic class, an ethnic group, an age group, etc.

    • Related terms

    * dialect * idiolect * ethnolect * ecolect

    See also

    * slang

    cryptolect

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (linguistics) A secretive language form used by a subculture; an arcane cant.
    • Cockney rhyming slang developed originally from the cryptolects of London’s thieves and vagabonds.

    Derived terms

    * cryptolectal

    References

    * “ cryptolect, n. ” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary (draft entry, March 2006)