Sociolect

Sociolect

In linguistics, a sociolect is the variety of language characteristic of a social background or status. The the term derives from the morphemes “socio-,” meaning social and “-lect,” meaning a variety of language.

A dialect which evolves from regional speech may also have sociolectical implications. For example, standard Italian is a dialect in that it is particular to Tuscany; yet, being the national language of Italy, it is also a sociolect in that it carries a certain prestige from being the lingua franca throughout the country – both in broadcasting, in the press, and by people of high social status.

ee also

* Argot
* Idiolect
* Jargon
* Joual
* Literary language
* Register (linguistics)
* Slang
* Sociolinguistics
* Valspeak
* Vernacular


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  • sociolect — socioléct s. n. (sil. ci o ), pl. sociolécte Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic  SOCIOLÉCT s. n. varietate socială a unei limbi, folosită de un individ în procesul comunicării într un anumit context sociolingvistic;… …   Dicționar Român

  • sociolect — UK [ˈsəʊʃɪəʊlekt] / US [ˈsoʊsɪoʊˌlekt] noun [countable] Word forms sociolect : singular sociolect plural sociolects linguistics a type of language spoken by people in a particular social class or group …   English dictionary

  • sociolect — /soh see euh lekt , soh shee /, n. a variety of a language used by a particular social group; a social dialect. [1970 75; SOCIO + (DIA)LECT] * * * …   Universalium

  • sociolect — noun the variant of language used by a social group such as a socioeconomic class, an ethnic group, an age group, etc. See Also: dialect, idiolect, ethnolect, ecolect …   Wiktionary

  • sociolect — [ səʊsɪə(ʊ)lɛkt, səʊʃɪə(ʊ) ] noun the dialect of a particular social class. Origin 1970s: from socio + lect as in dialect …   English new terms dictionary

  • sociolect — so·cio·lect …   English syllables

  • sociolect — so•ci•o•lect [[t]ˈsoʊ si əˌlɛkt, ˈsoʊ ʃi [/t]] n. ling. a variety of a language used by a social group; a social dialect • Etymology: 1970–75; socio + (dia) lect …   From formal English to slang

  • sociolect — /ˈsoʊsioʊlɛkt/ (say sohseeohlekt) noun a variety of a language used by a particular social group; a social dialect. {socio + lect} –sociolectal /soʊsioʊˈlɛktəl/ (say sohseeoh lektuhl), adjective …  

  • sociolect — ˈsōsēəˌlekt, sē(ˌ)ō noun ( s) Etymology: socio + lect (as in dialect) : a variety of a language that is used by a particular social group …   Useful english dictionary

  • Singlish — Spoken in Singapore Language family Creole Singlish Language codes ISO 639 3 …   Wikipedia

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