sociophonetics
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌsoʊsi.oʊfəˈnɛtɪks/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌsəʊsi.əʊfəˈnɛtɪks/, /ˌsəʊʃjəʊfəˈnɛtɪks/
Noun
sociophonetics (uncountable)
- (linguistics) A branch of linguistics studying sociolinguistic aspects of speech sounds; the interaction between sociolinguistics and phonetics.