sociolect
so·ci·o·lect
sociolect · sociolects
соціолект
социолект
Soziolekt
The variant of language used by a social group such as a socioeconomic class, an…The variant of language used by a social group such as a socioeconomic class, an ethnic group, an age group, etc.
UK/ˈsəʊ.ʃɪ.ə(ʊ).lɛkt/US/ˈsoʊ.ʃi.əˌlɛkt/
» A sociolect characterizes the speech of a social group.
Meaning
1 sensesThe variant of language used by a social group such as a socioeconomic class, an ethnic group, an age group, etc.
Soziolekt
социоле́ктsociolékt
соціолектsociolekt
Examples
1 sentencesA sociolect characterizes the speech of a social group.
Translations
8 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
variant of language used by a social group:
Русский
By meaning 1
variant of language used by a social group:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
variant of language used by a social group:
Origin
From socio- + -lect, by analogy with dialect, idiolect, etc.From socio- + -lect, by analogy with dialect, idiolect, etc.
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Forms
plural: sociolects| Singular | sociolect |
|---|---|
| Plural | sociolects |
regular