Cryptolectとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From crypto- (prefix ‘hidden; secret’) +‎ -lect (suffix denoting a language variety).

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈkɹɪptə(ʊ)lɛkt/
• (General American) enPR: krĭpʹtəlĕk(t)', IPA: /ˈkɹɪptəˌlɛk(t)/
• ハイフネーション: cryp‧to‧lect

名詞

cryptolect (plural cryptolects)

1. (linguistics) A secretive language form used by a subculture; an arcane cant. [from 1980s]

   Coordinate terms: antilanguage, argot, intalk, jargon, lingo; see also Thesaurus:cryptolect

   Cockney rhyming slang developed originally from the cryptolects of London’s thieves and vagabonds.

派生語

• cryptolectal

参考

• Thesaurus:language

参照

Further reading

• cant (language) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia