An
ecolect is a
language dialect unique to a household (from the Greek
eco (oikos) -- for house (as in
economy or
ecology), and
lect for language). An ecolect probably evolves from an
idiolect, which is individual specific, when other household members adopt that individual's unique words and phrases, that are not in use in surrounding households or the wider community. (The word
ecolect is a
neologism.)
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