Sociolect
In linguistics, a sociolect is the language spoken by a social group, social class or subculture. In this regard it differs from the dialect, which is the language variant spoken in a certain region, although some sociolects may be high status dialects, and the idiolect, which is the language variant of an individual. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Linguistics: Broadly conceived, linguistics is the scientific study of human language, and a linguist is someone who engages in this study. (Lay people sometimes use the term linguistician, but as Aitchison 2003 points out, this is "too much of a tongue-twister to become generally accepted.")... Social group: In the social sciences a group can be defined as two or more humans who interact with one another, accept expectations and obligations as members of the group, and share a common identity. By this definition, society can be viewed as a large group, though most social groups are considerably smaller.... Social class: Social class describes the relationships between people in hierarchical societies or cultures. While anthropologists, historians and sociologists identify class as a social structure emerging from pre-history, the idea of social class entered the English lexicon about the 1770s. Social classes wit... | ~ Table of Content ~
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