上じょう層そう方ほう言げん

noun

acrolect

Rare linguistics term for the most prestigious or standard variety of a language, often used in sociolinguistic contexts.

• 上じょう層そう方ほう言げんは、社しゃ会かいで最もっとも格かく式しき高たかいとされる言げん語ご変へん種しゅを指さす。

  Acrolect refers to the language variety considered the most prestigious in a society.