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- adjective linguistics of, or relating to a
basilect
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The broadest (or 'basilectal') forms make up a [[creole language]] which derives most of its vocabulary from [[English language | English]] but is not at all comprehensible to speakers of that language unless they have learned the creole.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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The broadest (or 'basilectal') forms make up a [[creole
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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While it's true that many Singaporeans speak a hodge-podge of English, Malay, the Chinese dialects plus a bit of Tamil, this is one of the basilectal forms of "Singlish".
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Jamaican English on a continuum, with the basilectal creole varieties at one end and an 'acrolectal' variety, which is near-indistinguishable from English as spoken elsewhere, at the other end.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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[[Jamaican English]] on a continuum, with the basilectal creole varieties at one end and an
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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However, many varieties of Jamaican creole include words and structures more similar to English ( 'mesolectal' varieties), and these merge with standard [[Jamaican English]] on a continuum, with the basilectal creole varieties at one end and an 'acrolectal' variety, which is near-indistinguishable from English as spoken elsewhere, at the other end.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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