sociolinguistic
Americanadjective
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They said "most sociolinguistic studies of rhoticity" focused on the South West and "relatively little" was known about it in the North.
From BBC ● Dec. 28, 2023
Insights in language contact from these previous studies, in combination with sociolinguistic studies on language ideologies, were used by the researchers to present a comprehensive picture of how language varieties are distributed in societies.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2023
Together, they navigate the sociolinguistic landscape of South Florida in complex ways, knowing when and with whom to use which language – and when it’s OK to mix them.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 14, 2023
“Basically, this is our sociolinguistic sketch,” Brownstein said while waiting to film the scene.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 19, 2014
In the second of a two-part episode, listen as Bob Garfield and I discuss some sociolinguistic studies of R-dropping in New York.
From Slate ● Jan. 31, 2013
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