S0527900 (sō′sē-ō-lĭng-gwĭs′tĭks, -shē-)n.(used with a sing. verb) The study of language and linguistic behavior as influenced by social and cultural factors.so′ci·o·lin′guist n.so′ci·o·lin·guis′tic adj.Thesaurus
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sociolinguistic - of or relating to sociolinguistics