Sociolinguistics (field) the study of the relationship between social factors and language

Sociolinguistics is an interdisciplinary sub-field of study within Linguistics that concerns the study of the relationship between social factors and language. It belongs to the broader branch of science called Integrated Science. As an interdisciplinary field of study, its constituent disciplines include Linguistics, Sociology, and perhaps others. This term belongs mainly to the broader category called Language.

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Constituent fields of Sociolinguistics

  • Linguistics (field) the scientific study of language
  • Sociology (field) the scientific study of human society

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PsychLing Contributors. "Sociolinguistics." PsychLing, OMNIKA Foundation, 9 Sep. 2023, psylng.org/glossary/field/sociolinguistics. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.

APA 6

PsychLing (2023, September 9). Sociolinguistics. Retrieved from https://psylng.org/glossary/field/sociolinguistics

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PsychLing Contributors. "Sociolinguistics." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created September 9, 2023. Modified September 15, 2023. Accessed December 25, 2024. https://psylng.org/glossary/field/sociolinguistics.

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Crystal, David, ed. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. 6ed. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing, 2011.

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Internet Archive Contributors. "Wayback Machine." San Francisco, CA: Internet Archive. Created October 24, 2001. Accessed July 21, 2023. https://web.archive.org. [Visit]

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OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "OMNIKA: Digital Mythology Library." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created January 21, 2019. Accessed July 28, 2023. https://omnika.org. [Visit]

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