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Vinony

sociolinguistic

adjective

  1. pertaining to sociolinguistics
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌsəʊsi.əʊlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk/ / /ˌsəʊʃjəʊlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *sokʷéh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ṓy Proto-Indo-European *sokʷh₂ṓy Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *sokʷyós Proto-Italic *sokjos Latin sokios Latin sociusder. English socio- English linguistic English sociolinguistic From socio- + linguistic.

  1. 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.”