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sociolinguistics

Main Entry:: so·cio·lin·guis·tics
Pronunciation:: \-tiks\
Function:: noun plural but singular in construction
Date:: 1938

: the study of linguistic behavior as determined by sociocultural factors

— so·cio·lin·guist

\-ˈliŋ-gwist\ noun

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