sociolinguist
noun
a student of or specialist in sociolinguistics.
sociolinguists
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pluralof sociolinguist.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Like Beth, many university students have high levels of accent-based anxiety, according to a 2022 report on accents and social mobility by sociolinguists for the Sutton Trust.
From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2025
As part of his journey, he spoke to two sociolinguists who are researching how accents shape our lives in the UK.
From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2022
For more than 20 years, Deborah Cameron, one of Britain’s leading sociolinguists, has examined the concept of conversational dominance.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 14, 2018
"We tried our best," says executive editor Sol Steinmetz in justification, "to infuse some social significance into the language along the lines of what sociolinguists do."
From Time Magazine Archive
