so·ci·o·lin·guis·tics (s  s --l ng-gws tks, -sh-)n. (used with a sing. verb) The study of language and linguistic behavior as influenced by social and cultural factors. so ci·o·linguist n.so ci·o·lin·guistic adj. |
sociolinguistics [ˌsəʊsɪəʊlɪŋˈgwɪstɪks]
n
(Linguistics) (functioning as singular) the study of language in relation to its social context
sociolinguist n
sociolinguistic adj
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| Noun | 1. | sociolinguistics - the study of language in relation to its sociocultural context linguistics - the scientific study of language |
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