sociolect

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Etymology

From socio- + -lect, by analogy with dialect, idiolect, etc.

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈsəʊ.ʃɪ.ə(ʊ).lɛkt/, /-sɪ-/, /ˈsəʊ.ʃə(ʊ).lɛkt/
• (America) IPA: /ˈsoʊ.ʃi.əˌlɛkt/, /-si-/, /ˈsoʊ.ʃəˌlɛkt/

Noun

sociolect (plural sociolects)

1. (sociolinguistics) The variant of language used by a social group such as a socioeconomic class, an ethnic group, an age group, etc.

Related terms

• sociolectal
• sociolectally
• sociolectic
• sociolectical
• sociolectically

Translations

• French: sociolecte
• German: Soziolekt
• Italian: socioletto
• Portuguese: socioleto
• Russian: социоле́кт
• Spanish: sociolecto

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