ethnolinguistics
[eth-noh-ling-gwis-tiks]
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noun (used with a singular verb)
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.
Nearby words
- ethnographic,
- ethnography,
- ethnography of speaking,
- ethnohistory,
- ethnol.,
- ethnological,
- ethnologically,
- ethnology,
- ethnomedicine,
- ethnomethodology
Origin of ethnolinguistics
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Examples from the Web for ethnolinguistic
The Gola and the Kissi belong to the Mel (West Atlantic) ethnolinguistic group.