English Explanatory Dictionary

sociolect

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The variant of language used by a social group such as a socioeconomic class, an ethnic group, an age group, etc.

Pronunciation

/ˈsəʊ.ʃɪ.ə(ʊ).lɛkt/ /-sɪ-/ /ˈsəʊ.ʃə(ʊ).lɛkt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sociolect.wav /ˈsoʊ.ʃi.əˌlɛkt/ /-si-/ /ˈsoʊ.ʃəˌlɛkt/

Word forms

sociolect sociolects

Etymology

From socio- + -lect, by analogy with dialect, idiolect, etc.

Related words

sociolectal sociolectally sociolectic sociolectical sociolectically argot cant chronolect jargon slang
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