varioversal

English

Etymology

From vari- +‎ -o- + clipping of universal, equivalent to a blend of variety +‎ universal with Latinizing -o-. Coined by Benedikt Szmrecsanyi and Bernd Kortmann (2009),[1] apparently after earlier angloversal.

Noun

varioversal (plural varioversals)

  1. (linguistics, especially dialectology and language typology, uncommon) A linguistic feature that is recurrent in language varieties with similar sociolinguistic backgrounds.
    Coordinate terms: areoversal, angloversal

References

  1. ^ Szmrecsanyi, B., & Kortmann, B. (2009). Vernacular universals and angloversals in a typological perspective. In Vernacular universals and language contacts (pp. 39–60). Routledge.
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