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Meaning of "superstratum" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SUPERSTRATUM

superstratum  [ˌsuːpəˈstrɑːtəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUPERSTRATUM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Superstratum is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SUPERSTRATUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Stratum (linguistics)

In linguistics, a stratum or strate is a language that influences, or is influenced by another through contact. A substratum or substrate is a language which has lower power or prestige than another, while a superstratum or superstrate is the language that has higher power or prestige. Both substratum and superstratum languages influence each other, but in different ways. An adstratum or adstrate refers to a language that is in contact with another language in a neighbor population without having identifiably higher or lower prestige. The notion of "strata" has first been developed by the Italian linguist Graziadio Isaia Ascoli, and became known in the English-speaking world by two different authors in 1932. Thus, both terms refer to a situation where an intrusive language establishes itself in the territory of another, typically as the result of migration. Whether the superstratum case or the substratum one applies will normally only be evident after several generations, during which the intrusive language exists within a diaspora culture.

Definition of superstratum in the English dictionary

The definition of superstratum in the dictionary is a layer or stratum overlying another layer or similar structure.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUPERSTRATUM


acetum
əˈsiːtəm
Antietam
ænˈtiːtəm
arboretum
ˌɑːbəˈriːtəm
autumn
ˈɔːtəm
combretum
kɒmˈbriːtəm
Decretum
dɪˈkriːtəm
desideratum
dɪˌzɪdəˈrɑːtəm
equisetum
ˌɛkwɪˈsiːtəm
erratum
ɪˈrɑːtəm
intrapartum
ˌɪntrəˈpɑːtəm
pinetum
paɪˈniːtəm
postmortem
pəʊstˈmɔːtəm
postpartum
pəʊstˈpɑːtəm
satem
ˈsɑːtəm
scutum
ˈskjuːtəm
sputum
ˈspjuːtəm
stratum
ˈstrɑːtəm
substratum
sʌbˈstrɑːtəm
tapetum
təˈpiːtəm
understratum
ˈʌndəˌstrɑːtəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUPERSTRATUM

superstardom
superstate
superstation
superstimulate
superstition
superstitious
superstitiously
superstitiousness
superstore
superstorm
superstrata
superstrength
superstring
superstrong
superstruct
superstruction
superstructive
superstructural
superstructure
superstud

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUPERSTRATUM

ageratum
Batum
corpus striatum
datum
ideatum
Mahabharatum
Newlyn datum
ordnance datum
petrolatum
polygonatum
pomatum
postulatum
relatum
sense datum
separatum
striatum
surrogatum
Tatum
testatum
ultimatum

Synonyms and antonyms of superstratum in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «superstratum» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUPERSTRATUM

Find out the translation of superstratum to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of superstratum from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «superstratum» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

上层
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

superestrato
570 millions of speakers

English

superstratum
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

superstratum
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

superstratum
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

суперстрат
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

superstratum
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

superstratum
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

superstratum
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Superstratum
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Superstratum
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

上層
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

superstratum
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Superstratum
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

superstratum
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

superstratum
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अधोरेखित
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

üst katman
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

superstratum
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

superstratum
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

суперстрат
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

superstrat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

superstratum
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

superstratum
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

superstratum
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

superstratum
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of superstratum

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUPERSTRATUM»

The term «superstratum» is used very little and occupies the 179.801 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUPERSTRATUM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about superstratum

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUPERSTRATUM»

Discover the use of superstratum in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to superstratum and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Indian Philosophy: Logic and philosophy of language
established qualifier [i.e., superstratum S] . It is implicit that it [i .e., paksa] is not excluded by perception, inference, tradition, common sense, or its own statement. (0.12 Hetu [i.e., superstratum H] has three forms: [It] is a superstratum in paksa ...
Roy W. Perrett, 2001
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Logic and Language: Indian Philosophy
established qualifier [i.e., superstratum S] . It is implicit that it [i .e., paksa] is not excluded by perception, inference, tradition, common sense, or its own statement. (0.12 Hetu [i.e., superstratum H] has three forms: [It] is a superstratum in paksa ...
Roy Perrett, 2013
3
Word-Formation and Creolisation: The Case of Early Sranan
assessing superstratum influence has been hardly discussed, with the exception of Parkvall (2000a: 17–24). However, there are several considerations which might suggest that assessing the credibility of superstratum influence is as ...
Maria Braun, 2009
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Creole Genesis and the Acquisition of Grammar: The Case of ...
2.5.2 Relexifying functional categories From the point of view of the relexifiers, relexification consists in identifying, in the superstratum language, an appropriate phonetic string to provide a phonological representation for a copied lexical entry  ...
Claire Lefebvre, 2006
5
Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Genealogy to Iqbal
The relata of this relation are known as substratum (dharmin; and superstratum ( dharma) respectively. The relation has two forms: contact fsamyoga/ and inherence (samavayaA So, for example, one individual substance, say a pot. may occur ...
Edward Craig, 1998
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Sounds, Words, Texts and Change: Selected Papers from 11 ...
linguistic superstratum for English for an extended period of time. A superstratum typically exerts an excessively strong influence on the lexicon of the substratum language in all sections of the general vocabulary and, more particularly, ...
Teresa Fanego, Belén Méndez-Naya, Elena Seoane, 2002
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Language Contact, Creolization, and Genetic Linguistics
This prediction about the probable extent of superstratum interference must remain tentative, because we have found very few clear instances of pure superstratum shift. In most successful invasions that have led to shift with interference, it is ...
Sarah Grey Thomason, Terrence Kaufman, 1988
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Buddhist Philosophy : Essential Readings: Essential Readings
Here, brownness, the superstratum, inheres in the pot, the substratum. The converse of the relation of occurrence is the relation of possession. Another important relation is the relation that one superstratum bears to another. This relation ...
William Edelglass Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy Colby College, Jay Garfield Professor of Philosophy Smith College, 2009
9
Relexification in Creole and Non-Creole Languages: With ...
For major category lexical entries, an appropriate form in the superstratum language is a phonetic string which shares some meaning with the corresponding lexical entry in the copied lexicon. The meaning of the superstratum form is assumed ...
Julia Horvath, Paul Wexler, 1997
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Issues in the Study of Pidgin and Creole Languages
To the best of my knowledge, this was the first time that sufficient resources have been gathered to make such a detailed and extensive comparison of the grammar and lexicon of a creole language with those of its superstratum and substratum ...
Claire Lefebvre, 2004

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUPERSTRATUM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term superstratum is used in the context of the following news items.
1
What Is a Maamar?
With the Rebbe's maamarim in particular, it's crucial to understand that they are actually a superstratum above many layers of maamarim beforehand. Most of the ... «Chabad.org, Mar 15»
2
What is Christian Dior doing putting on a show in Tokyo?
... behind – the most powerful luxury houses have created a new superstratum of international glamour, with which smaller names cannot hope to compete. «The Guardian, Dec 14»
3
Ancient genome stirs ethics debate
It represents the ancient eastern range of a general late Paleolithic Caucasoid superstratum. The neighboring "N/O" types are this population spreading into ... «Nature.com, Feb 14»
4
The new Marxist geography
... earth's surface, the atmosphere, the oceans, the geological substratum or the biological superstratum are immune from transformation by capital” and that “the ... «Workers' Liberty, Sep 10»
5
World Class: Liya Kebede weaves her way into retail with Ethiopian …
That endorsement catapulted Kebede into the supermodel superstratum, and during the J.Crew shoot, Lyons learned why, first-hand. "We were apprehensive ... «New York Daily News, Mar 09»
6
Six Prominent American Freethinkers
Natural instinct is not much disturbed in the human brain by what may happen in that thin superstratum of ideas which commonly overlays it. We must not blame ... «Monthly Review, Dec 08»

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