sociolinguistic

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/ˌsəʊsi.əʊlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk//ˌsəʊʃjəʊlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk/

adjective

Pertaining to sociolinguistics.

OriginEnglish linguistic ← German linguistisch ← Latin lingua →
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Meanings

adjectivesociolinguistic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablePertaining 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.

    2023, Clive Young, “chapter two: The Social Life of Scots”, in Unlocking Scots: The Secret Life of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Luath Press Limited, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 42

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sekʷ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sokʷéh₂
  3. Proto-Indo-European*sokʷh₂ṓy
  4. Proto-Indo-European*sokʷyós
  5. Proto-Italic*sokjos
  6. Latinsokios
  7. Latinsocius
  8. Englishsocio-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s
  10. Proto-Italic*dn̥ɣwā
  11. Latindingua
  12. Latinlingua
  13. GermanLinguist
  14. GermanLinguistik
  15. Germanlinguistisch
  16. Englishlinguistic
  17. Englishsociolinguistic

From socio- + linguistic.

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Translations

Afrikaans sosiolinguistiese
  • sosiolinguistiesepertaining to sociolinguistics
Catalan sociolingüístic
  • sociolingüísticpertaining to sociolinguistics
Dutch sociolinguïstisch
  • sociolinguïstischpertaining to sociolinguistics
Finnish sosiolingvistinen
  • sosiolingvistinenpertaining to sociolinguistics
German soziolinguistisch
  • soziolinguistischpertaining to sociolinguistics
Irish sochtheangeolaíoch
  • sochtheangeolaíochpertaining to sociolinguistics
Italian sociolinguistico
  • sociolinguisticopertaining to sociolinguistics
Portuguese sociolinguístico
  • sociolinguísticopertaining to sociolinguistics
Russian социолингвистический
  • социолингвистический (sociolingvističeskij)pertaining to sociolinguistics
Spanish sociolingüístico
  • sociolingüísticopertaining to sociolinguistics
Cite this entry
APA

sociolinguistic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sociolinguistic

MLA

“sociolinguistic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sociolinguistic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sociolinguistic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sociolinguistic.

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