Meanings
nounsociolinguistics (uncountable)
- uncountablehuman sciencesThe study of social and cultural effects on language and vice-versa.
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This paper surveys the research methods and approaches used in the multidisciplinary field of applied language studies or language education over the last fourty^([sic]) years. Drawing on insights gained in psycho- and sociolinguistics, educational linguistics and linguistic anthropology with regard to language and culture, it is organized around five major questions that concern language educators.
2014 January 28, Claire Kramsch, “Language and Culture”, in AILA Review, volume 27, number 5, John Benjamins, →DOI, →ISSN, page 30
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*sekʷ-
- Proto-Indo-European*sokʷéh₂
- Proto-Indo-European*sokʷh₂ṓy
- Proto-Indo-European*sokʷyós
- Proto-Italic*sokjos
- Latinsokios
- Latinsocius
- Englishsocio-
- Proto-Indo-European*dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s
- Proto-Italic*dn̥ɣwā
- Latindingua
- Latinlingua
- Englishlinguist
- Englishlinguistics
- Englishsociolinguistics
From socio- + linguistics.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans sosiolinguistiek
- sosiolinguistiekthe study of social and cultural effects on language
Arabic لِسَانِيَّات اِجْتِمَاعِيَّة
- لِسَانِيَّات اِجْتِمَاعِيَّة (lisāniyyāt ijtimāʕiyya)the study of social and cultural effects on language
Basque soziolinguistika
- soziolinguistikathe study of social and cultural effects on language
Bengali সমাজভাষাবিজ্ঞান
- সমাজভাষাবিজ্ঞান (śomajbhaśabiggên)the study of social and cultural effects on language
Bulgarian социолингвистика
- социолингвистика (sociolingvistika)the study of social and cultural effects on language
Catalan sociolingüística
- sociolingüísticathe study of social and cultural effects on language
Chinese Cantonese 社會語言學 /社会语言学
- 社會語言學 /社会语言学the study of social and cultural effects on language
Chinese Mandarin 社會語言學 /社会语言学
- 社會語言學 /社会语言学 (shèhuìyǔyánxué)the study of social and cultural effects on language
Czech sociolingvistika
- sociolingvistikathe study of social and cultural effects on language
Danish sociolingvistik
- sociolingvistikthe study of social and cultural effects on language
Dutch sociolinguïstiek
- sociolinguïstiekthe study of social and cultural effects on language
Esperanto sociolingvistiko
- sociolingvistikothe study of social and cultural effects on language
Finnish sosiolingvistiikka
- sosiolingvistiikkathe study of social and cultural effects on language
French sociolinguistique
- sociolinguistiquethe study of social and cultural effects on language
German Soziolinguistik
- Soziolinguistikthe study of social and cultural effects on language
Greek κοινωνιογλωσσολογία
- κοινωνιογλωσσολογία (koinonioglossología)the study of social and cultural effects on language
Hebrew בַּלְשָׁנוּת חֶבְרָתִית
- בַּלְשָׁנוּת חֶבְרָתִית (balshanút khevratít)the study of social and cultural effects on language
Hindi समाजभाषाविज्ञान
- समाजभाषाविज्ञान (samājbhāṣāvijñān)the study of social and cultural effects on language
Hungarian szociolingvisztika, társasnyelvészet
- szociolingvisztikathe study of social and cultural effects on language
- társasnyelvészetthe study of social and cultural effects on language
Indonesian sosiolinguistik
- sosiolinguistikthe study of social and cultural effects on language
Irish sochtheangeolaíocht
- sochtheangeolaíochtthe study of social and cultural effects on language
Italian sociolinguistica
- sociolinguisticathe study of social and cultural effects on language
Japanese 社会言語学
- 社会言語学 (shakaigengogaku)the study of social and cultural effects on language
Korean 사회언어학
- 사회언어학 (sahoeeoneohak)the study of social and cultural effects on language
Latin sociolinguistica
- sociolinguisticathe study of social and cultural effects on language
Latvian sociolingvistika
- sociolingvistikathe study of social and cultural effects on language
Lithuanian sociolingvistika
- sociolingvistikathe study of social and cultural effects on language
Norwegian Bokmål sosiolingvistikk
- sosiolingvistikkthe study of social and cultural effects on language
Polish socjolingwistyka
- socjolingwistykathe study of social and cultural effects on language
Portuguese sociolinguística
- sociolinguísticathe study of social and cultural effects on language
Punjabi ਸਮਾਜਿਕ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ
- ਸਮਾਜਿਕ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ (samājik bhāśā vigiāna)the study of social and cultural effects on language
Romanian sociolingvistică
- sociolingvisticăthe study of social and cultural effects on language
Russian социолингви́стика
- социолингви́стика (sociolingvístika)the study of social and cultural effects on language
Slovak sociolingvistika
- sociolingvistikathe study of social and cultural effects on language
Spanish sociolingüística
- sociolingüísticathe study of social and cultural effects on language
Swahili isimu jamii
- isimu jamiithe study of social and cultural effects on language
Swedish sociolingvistik
- sociolingvistikthe study of social and cultural effects on language
Tagalog sosyolingguwistika
- sosyolingguwistikathe study of social and cultural effects on language
Turkish toplum dil bilimi
- toplum dil bilimithe study of social and cultural effects on language
Ukrainian соціолінгві́стика
- соціолінгві́стика (sociolinhvístyka)the study of social and cultural effects on language
Vietnamese ngôn ngữ học xã hội
- ngôn ngữ học xã hộithe study of social and cultural effects on language
Welsh ieithyddiaeth gymdeithasol
- ieithyddiaeth gymdeithasolthe study of social and cultural effects on language
Cite this entry
APA
sociolinguistics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sociolinguistics
MLA
“sociolinguistics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sociolinguistics. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sociolinguistics,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sociolinguistics.
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