sociophonetics
nounUS /ˌsoʊsi.oʊfəˈnɛtɪks/ · UK /ˌsəʊsi.əʊfəˈnɛtɪks/
Etymology From socio- + phonetics.
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Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences A branch of linguistics studying sociolinguistic aspects of speech sounds; the interaction between sociolinguistics and phonetics.