Language Variation Crossword Puzzle

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MESOLECT : Creole historically and developmentally between its acrolectal and basilectal stages
SOCIOLINGUISTICS : Study of language in use, especially in terms of variation
DIALECTOLOGY : Study of variation in a particular language or language family
ACCENT : Systematic phonological variation among dialects
BASILECT : Creole strongly marked against its lexifier language, that is, one with extensive creole features
DIALECT : Variety of a language, whether regional or social, systematically different from other varieties of the same language in structural (i.e., morphological, syntactic) or lexical features
ACROLECT : Creole that closely resembles its lexifier language, that is, exhibits relatively few creole features
CODE SWITCHING : Movement from one language to another (for instance, from Spanish to English) or from one variety of a language to another (for instance, from African American English to Standard English) depending on the social or linguistic situation
ISOGLOSS : Line that separates an area that use one lexical item, grammatical construction, or pronunciation from another area on a dialect map
COVERT : Prestige that a nonstandard variety of a language carries within a speech community

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mesolect : creole historically and developmentally between its acrolectal and basilectal stages
sociolinguistics : study of language in use, especially in terms of variation
dialectology : study of variation in a particular language or language family
accent : systematic phonological variation among dialects
basilect : creole strongly marked against its lexifier language, that is, one with extensive creole features
dialect : variety of a language, whether regional or social, systematically different from other varieties of the same language in structural (i.e, morphological, syntactic) or lexical features
acrolect : creole that closely resembles its lexifier language, that is, exhibits relatively few creole features
code switching : movement from one language to another (for instance, from spanish to english) or from one variety of a language to another (for instance, from african american english to standard english) depending on the social or linguistic situation
isogloss : line that separates an area that use one lexical item, grammatical construction, or pronunciation from another area on a dialect map
covert : prestige that a nonstandard variety of a language carries within a speech community