sociolinguistics

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sociolinguistics

  • /ˌsoʊsi.oʊlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks/ US
  • /ˌsəʊsi.əʊlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks/ UK
  • /ˌsəʊʃjəʊlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks/ UK

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  1. uncountable The study of social and cultural effects on language and vice-versa. This paper surveys the research methods and approaches used in the multidisciplinary field of applied language studies or language education over the last fourty^([sic]) years. Drawing on insights gained in psycho- and sociolinguistics, educational linguistics and linguistic anthropology with regard

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noun the study of social and cultural effects on language

Españolsociolingüística
한국어사회언어학 sahoeeoneohak
日本語社会言語学 shakaigengogaku
中文社會語言學 /社会语言学 shèhuìyǔyánxué
हिन्दीसमाजभाषाविज्ञान samājbhāṣāvijñān
Kiswahiliisimu jamii
Portuguêssociolinguística
Françaissociolinguistique
DeutschSoziolinguistik
Italianosociolinguistica
Ελληνικάκοινωνιογλωσσολογία koinonioglossología
Românăsociolingvistică
Русскийсоциолингви́стика sociolingvístika
Tiếng Việtngôn ngữ học xã hội
العربيةلِسَانِيَّات اِجْتِمَاعِيَّة lisāniyyāt ijtimāʕiyya
עבריתבַּלְשָׁנוּת חֶבְרָתִית balshanút khevratít

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@misc{sociolinguistics_2026,
  title = {sociolinguistics},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sociolinguistics},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}