sociolinguistics

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˌsoʊsi.oʊlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks/
• (RP) IPA: /ˌsəʊsi.əʊlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks/, /ˌsəʊʃjəʊlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks/

Noun

sociolinguistics (uncountable)

1. (linguistics) The study of social and cultural effects on language and vice-versa.

Related terms

• sociolinguist
• sociolinguistic

Translations

• French: sociolinguistique
• German: Soziolinguistik
• Italian: sociolinguistica
• Portuguese: sociolinguística
• Russian: социолингви́стика
• Spanish: sociolingüística

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