sociolinguistic
adj/ˌsəʊsi.əʊlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk/ · /ˌsəʊʃjəʊlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk/
Etymology From socio- + linguistic.
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Pertaining to sociolinguistics.
- 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.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:
- Derived terms
- macrosociolinguistic, microsociolinguistic, nonsociolinguistic, sociolinguistically, sociolinguistic variable
- Related terms
- sociolinguistics