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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]].)

The company name '''Ecolect''' was coined by [[Industrial Design |Industrial Designers]] Matt Grigsby and Joe Gebbia to represent a [[synthesis]] of [[ecology]] and [[intellect]] while having the connotation of a [[collection]]. '''Ecolect''' makes it easier for designers and architects to discover, learn about and share information about [[sustainable]] materials.

==External links==
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*[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]]