a field of anthropological linguistics which deals with the study of the languages of particular ethnic groups and the relationships between language and culture
ethnolinguistics in American English
(ˌeθnoulɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks)
noun
(used with a sing v)
the study of language as an aspect or part of culture, esp. the study of the influence of language on culture and of culture on language
Derived forms
ethnolinguist
noun
ethnolinguistic
adjective
Word origin
[1945–50; ethno- + linguistics]This word is first recorded in the period 1945–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: fail-safe, poison pill, regression analysis, spin-off, synchronized swimmingethno- is a combining form meaning “race,” “culture,” “people,” used in the formation ofcompound words. Other words that use the affix ethno- include: ethnoarchaeology, ethnohistory, ethnomusicology, ethnopharmacology, ethnoscience
Examples of 'ethnolinguistics' in a sentence
ethnolinguistics
Materials of a toponymic ideography can be used for research in the field of ethnolinguistics and ethnography.
Константин Александрович Гейн (Konstantin A. Gejn) 2018, 'TOPO-IDEOGRAM: THE ESSENCE OF THE CONCEPT AND THE POSSIBILITY OF ITS REPRESENTATIONIN THE IDEOGRAPHIC DICTIONARY', Vestnik Permskogo universiteta: Rossijskaâ i zarubežnaâ filologiâhttp://press.psu.ru/index.php/philology/article/view/2018. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)