The difference between Chronolect and Lect
When used as nouns, chronolect means a specific variety of a language at a given time in its history of development, whereas lect means a specific form of a language or language cluster: a language or a dialect.
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Chronolect as a noun (linguistics, sociolinguistics):
A specific variety of a language at a given time in its history of development.
Examples:
"Koine and Byzantine Greek Byzantine are chronolects of Greek."
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Lect as a noun (linguistics, sociolinguistics):
A specific form of a language or language cluster: a language or a dialect.