Definition of Lexifier. Meaning of Lexifier. Synonyms of Lexifier

- A lexifier is the language that provides the basis for the majority of a pidgin or creole language's vocabulary (lexicon). Often this language is also...
- French-based creole language, is a creole for which French is the lexifier. Most often this lexifier is not modern French but rather a 17th- or 18th-century koiné...
- postulated phenomenon whereby over time a creole language reconverges with the lexifier from which it originally derived. The notion has attracted criticism from...
- limited to core vocabulary, words with only a specific meaning in the lexifier language may acquire a completely new (or additional) meaning in the pidgin...
- crioulo) are creole languages which have Portuguese as their substantial lexifier. The most widely-spoken creoles influenced by Portuguese are Cape Verdean...
- A Dutch creole is a creole language whose main lexifier is the Dutch language, a West Germanic language of the Low Countries. These creoles usually developed...
- language exists alongside its lexifier language, as in Belize, a creole continuum forms between the Creole and the lexifier language. This is known as code-switching...
- language exists alongside its lexifier language, as is the case in Belize, a continuum forms between the creole and the lexifier language. Approximately 52...
- language was unique, in that the lexifier language was the language found at the contact site. More often the lexifier is the language that arrives at...
- language with native speakers) for which Spanish serves as its substantial lexifier. A number of creole languages are influenced to varying degrees by the...