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so·ci·o·lin·guis·tics  (ss--lng-gwstks, -sh-)
n. (used with a sing. verb)
The study of language and linguistic behavior as influenced by social and cultural factors.

soci·o·linguist n.
soci·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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Noun1.sociolinguistics - the study of language in relation to its sociocultural context
linguistics - the scientific study of language
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sociolinguistics [ˌsəʊsɪəʊlɪŋˈgwɪstɪks] NSINGsociolingüística f


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