Definition of "sociolinguistic" []

• Pertaining to sociolinguistics (adjective)

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• "In a certain respect, the concept of intertextuality overlaps with the notion of sociolinguistic code in its application to narrative."
• "The sociolinguistic situation of Arabic in modern times provides a prime example of the linguistic phenomenon of diglossia, which is the normal use of two separate varieties of the same language, usually in different social situations."
• "In the entry on gender in An A-Z of ELT I deal solely with linguistic gender (as in pronoun marking) and ignore these sociolinguistic issues."