Chronolect
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In linguistics
, a chronolect is a specific variety of language
of which the characteristics are in particular determined by time-related factors. As such, it can be opposed to a sociolect
, an ethnolect
or a geolect. In historical linguistics
, a chronolect is set more or less equal to a specific language stage.
Linguistics
Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. Linguistics can be broadly broken into three categories or subfields of study: language form, language meaning, and language in context....
, a chronolect is a specific variety of language
Variety (linguistics)
In sociolinguistics a variety, also called a lect, is a specific form of a language or language cluster. This may include languages, dialects, accents, registers, styles or other sociolinguistic variation, as well as the standard variety itself...
of which the characteristics are in particular determined by time-related factors. As such, it can be opposed to a sociolect
Sociolect
In sociolinguistics, a sociolect or social dialect is a variety of language associated with a social group such as a socioeconomic class, an ethnic group, an age group, etc....
, an ethnolect
Ethnolect
Ethnolect is a variety of a language spoken by a certain ethnic/cultural subgroup and serves as a distinguishing mark of social identity. The term combines the concepts of an ethnic group and dialect....
or a geolect. In historical linguistics
Historical linguistics
Historical linguistics is the study of language change. It has five main concerns:* to describe and account for observed changes in particular languages...
, a chronolect is set more or less equal to a specific language stage.