ethnolinguistics

[ eth-noh-ling-gwis-tiks ]

noun

, (used with a singular verb)

1. the study of language as an aspect or part of culture, especially the study of the influence of language on culture and of culture on language.

Other Words From

• ethno·linguist noun
• ethno·lin·guistic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of ethnolinguistics¹

First recorded in 1945–50; ethno- + linguistics