sociolinguistic

English

Etymology

From socio- +‎ linguistic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌsəʊsi.əʊlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk/, /ˌsəʊʃjəʊlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk/
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Adjective

sociolinguistic (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to sociolinguistics.
    • 2023, Clive Young, “chapter two: The Social Life of Scots”, in Unlocking Scots: The Secret Life of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Luath Press Limited, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 42:
      At an individual level then, sociolinguistic theory would predict that in Scotland, as elsewhere, individual speakers who have the skills may switch and shift between one variety and another in a predictable way.

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