ethnolinguistics
[ eth-noh-ling-gwis-tiks ]
/ ˌɛθ noʊ lɪŋˈgwɪs tɪks /
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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.
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Origin of ethnolinguistics
First recorded in 1945–50; ethno- + linguistics
OTHER WORDS FROM ethnolinguistics
eth·no·lin·guist, nouneth·no·lin·guis·tic, adjectiveWords nearby ethnolinguistics
ethnographic, ethnography, ethnography of speaking, ethnohistory, ethnol., ethnolinguistics, ethnology, ethnomedicine, ethnomethodology, ethnomusicology, ethnonym
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