sociolect

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Pronunciation

IPA /-sɪ-/

Noun

sociolect noun

The variant of language used by a social group such as a socioeconomic class, an ethnic group, an age group, etc.

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Synonyms

socspeak sociolinguistics sociolx socio socioling chronolect socioeconomics sociolinguist sociologese literary language macrosociolinguistics social distance sociophonology topolect soc'y microsociolinguistics

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