sociophonetics

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US/ˌsoʊsi.oʊfəˈnɛtɪks/UK/ˌsəʊsi.əʊfəˈnɛtɪks/UK/ˌsəʊʃjəʊfəˈnɛtɪks/

noun

A branch of linguistics studying sociolinguistic aspects of speech sounds; the interaction between sociolinguistics and phonetics.

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Meanings

nounsociophonetics (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesA branch of linguistics studying sociolinguistic aspects of speech sounds; the interaction between sociolinguistics and phonetics.

Origin

From socio- + phonetics.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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