sociolinguistics
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sociolinguistics/səʊsiəʊlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks/
▶plural noun [treated as sing.] the study of language in relation to social factors.
– derivatives
sociolinguist noun,
sociolinguistic adjective,
sociolinguistically adverb.
sociolinguist noun,
sociolinguistic adjective,
sociolinguistically adverb.
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