microsociolinguistics
/ˌmʌɪkrə(ʊ)ˌsəʊʃ(ɪ)əʊlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks/ /ˌmʌɪkrə(ʊ)ˌsəʊsɪəʊlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks/Linguistics
noun
The branch of linguistics which examines the effect of social factors on language, especially having regard to acts of communication between individuals.
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in Joshua Fishman (b. 1926). From micro- + sociolinguistics: see -ic.