SOCIOLECT


Meaning of SOCIOLECT in English

/ ˈsəʊsiəʊlekt; NAmE ˈsoʊsioʊ-/ noun

( linguistics ) a variety of a language that the members of a particular social class or social group speak

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WORD ORIGIN

1970s: from socio- + -lect as in dialect .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.