单词 | macrosociolinguistics |
释义 | macrosociolinguisticsn. Linguistics. The branch of linguistics which examines language as a factor in demographic and social organization, esp. the effects of multilingualism in a geographical area where distinct languages or dialects are spoken, and related issues such as language planning. ΚΠ 1968 J. A. Fishman in J. A. Fishman et al. Bilingualism in Barrio vii. iii. 1024 Although there is no mechanical part–whole relationship between them, micro- and macro-sociolinguistics are both conceptually and methodologically complementary. 1970 Times Lit. Suppl. 23 July 830/3 Macro-sociolinguistics is concerned with the implications of linguistic diversity in the wider social, political and economic context, including what has been variously called ‘language planning’ and ‘linguistic engineering’. 1987 Amer. Speech 62 56 There are parallel examples in macrosociolinguistics. 1994 S. Romaine Lang. in Society Pref. p. viii Macro-sociolinguistics takes society as its starting-point and deals with language as a pivotal factor in the organization of communities. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1968 |
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