Meanings
nounsociolinguistic variable (plural sociolinguistic variables)
plural sociolinguistic variables
- human sciencesA feature, either lexical or phonetical, that is correlated with extralingual factors such as the setting, speaker, addressee etc.
Translations
Finnish sosiolingvistinen muuttuja
- sosiolingvistinen muuttujaTranslations
German soziolinguistische Variable
- soziolinguistische VariableTranslations
Polish czynnik socjolingwistyczny
- czynnik socjolingwistycznyTranslations
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sociolinguistic variable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sociolinguistic%20variable
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“sociolinguistic variable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sociolinguistic%20variable. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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