#allophone
- Allophone — 1. In phonetics, a combinatory or positional variant of a phoneme, representing its concrete acoustic realization in speech depending on the phonetic context, without altering the word's meaning. 2. In sociolinguistics, a person or community in a given territory whose native language is different from the official or majority language of that region.
- Alloglottic — Relating to persons, communities, or population groups: speaking a language other than the official or majority language of the state or region in which they reside; a foreign-speaking person integrated into a linguistic environment different from their native one. In demographic studies, the term describes linguistic minorities that preserve their mother tongue alongside the use of the dominant administrative language.
- Alloglottic (feminine) — The feminine form of aloglot; a woman or female community speaking a language other than the majority or official language of the geographical area where she resides. It can also describe an immigrated female population that uses its mother tongue in private environments while adapting to the host society's linguistic norms.