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An '''ecolect''' is a [[language]] [[variety (linguistics)|variety]] unique to a household (from the Greek ''eco (oikos)'' for house, as in [[Economy (disambiguation)|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]].)

==External links==
{{external links}}
*[http://www.ecolect.net/ Ecolect: A sustainable materials community] The internet's largest directory of sustainable materials.

==References==
* [http://www.canadianpoetry.ca/cpjrn/vol36/helms.htm  Contemporary Canadian Poetry from the Edge: An Exploration of Literary Eco-criticism by Gabriele Helms]

[[Category:Language varieties and styles]]
[[Category:Neologisms]]



[[br:Oikoyezh]]
[[he:אקולקט]]
[[pt:Ecoleto]]