sociolect
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.
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