relexification

English

Etymology

relexify + -ation

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɹiˌlɛksəfəˈkeɪʃn̩/
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃn̩

Noun

relexification (countable and uncountable, plural relexifications)

  1. (linguistics) The mechanism of language change by which one language replaces much or all of its lexicon with that of another language.

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