Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [soh-see-uh-lekt, soh-shee-]
- /ˈsoʊ si əˌlɛkt, ˈsoʊ ʃi-/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [soh-see-uh-lekt, soh-shee-]
- /ˈsoʊ si əˌlɛkt, ˈsoʊ ʃi-/
Definitions of sociolect word
- noun sociolect a variety of a language used by a particular social group; a social dialect. 1
- noun sociolect a language variety that is associated with a specific social group 0
Information block about the term
Origin of sociolect
First appearance:
before 1970 One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1970-75; socio- + (dia)lect
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Sociolect
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sociolect popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
sociolect usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with sociolect
- what is a sociolect?
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See also
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