geolinguistics

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noun

An academic discipline involving the analysis and implications of the geographical location, distribution and structure of language varieties within a temporal framework, either in isolation or in contact and/or conflict with one another.

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Meanings

noungeolinguistics (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn academic discipline involving the analysis and implications of the geographical location, distribution and structure of language varieties within a temporal framework, either in isolation or in contact and/or conflict with one another.

Origin

From geo- + linguistics.

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APA

geolinguistics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geolinguistics

MLA

“geolinguistics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geolinguistics. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “geolinguistics,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geolinguistics.

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