Adstratum

Translations

adstrato | adstrat | Adstratum

Article

Generally speaking, an adstratum is any of the codes that coexist in a given area. Due to the obvious opposition to the polarized concepts of substratum and superstratum, the term a. can be used to refer to coexistence with no connotation of prevalence in terms of variation or prestige.

Example

In its general meaning, refer to substratum for examples of substrate-superstrate relationships in the ancient world.