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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  1. 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."

  1. Lect as a noun (linguistics, sociolinguistics):

    A specific form of a language or language cluster: a language or a dialect.

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