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sociolinguistics
so·ci·o·lin·guis·tics [ sssee ō ling gwístiks, sshee ō ling gwístiks ]


noun 
Definition:
 
study of language and society: the study of the relationships between language and social and cultural factors ( takes a singular verb )


so·ci·o·lin·guist [ sssee ō líng gwist, sshee ō líng gwist ] noun
so·ci·o·lin·guis·tic [ sssee ō ling gwístik ] adjective
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