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Definition of sociolinguistics noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sociolinguistics

noun
 
/ˌsəʊsiəʊlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks/
 
/ˌsəʊsiəʊlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks/
[uncountable]
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  1. the study of the way language is affected by differences in social class, region, sex, etc.
See sociolinguistics in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee sociolinguistics in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
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