Chronolect

 ( Language Varieties And Styles ) 

In linguistics, a chronolect or temporal dialect is a specific speech variety whose characteristics are in particular determined by time-related factors. As such, it can be contrasted with a sociolect, an ethnolect or a geolect.

In historical linguistics, a chronolect is set more or less equal to a specific language stage.

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Many chronolects are Extinct language or endangered.

The term has been used to describe newly formed political proverbs in Nigeria.Sani, Hauwa Mohammed. "Stylo-Semantic Analyses of Humorous Political Postproverbials in Hausa Speech Communities In Northern Nigeria." Postproverbials at Work: The Context of Radical Proverb-Making in Nigerian Languages. Proverbium Supplement 4 (2024): 203-208. pp. 222, 225

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See also

• Historical language
• Classical language
• Dialect
• Language evolution

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