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social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > sociolinguistics
social science subjects > linguistics > descriptive linguistics > sociolinguistics

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sociolinguistics  

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  • Sociolinguistics is the study of how social context and the identities of individuals and groups (“socio-”) shape and are shaped by the ways in which speakers employ language (“-linguistics”). Sociolinguists are interested in describing and, when possible, explaining the use of language in the communities of speakers who use that language to communicate. [Source: Encyclopedia of Community: From the Village to the Virtual World; Sociolinguistics]

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