Polexicon
ˈpä-ˈlek-sə-ˌkän
Etymology : Poly- many, multiple + Lexicon- the vocabulary of a language
Function : noun
1. Local (regional) adaptation of language. The inter-mingling that creates a language, which has a base language that includes words and pronounciations from many other languages.
Example :
English words: School, train, teacher, teacher, student, church, university, government, English.
Shuddh Hindi: Pāthshālā, relgadi, adhyāpak-ji, shikshuk, chatre, girjā, vishvavidyālay, sarkār, ãgrezī.
Bambaiya Hindi: School, train, teacher, teacher, student, church, university, government, English.
Bibliography
(Renu Gupta 26.11.2007)
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