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Definition of: sociolinguistics
(sō′sē·ō·ling·gwis′tiks, sō′·shē-) noun
The study of language as a social instrument and in its social context, in which the principles and investigative techniques of both sociology and linguistics are employed. [<SOCIO- + LINGUISTICS]
—so′ci·o·lin·guis′tic adjective
—so′ci·o·lin·guis′ti·cal·ly adverb
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