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sociophonology

sociophonology noun: a branch of linguistics studying sociolinguistic aspects of phonology; the interaction between sociolinguistics and phonology.

Noun

sociophonology (uncountable)

  1. A branch of linguistics studying sociolinguistic aspects of phonology; the interaction between sociolinguistics and phonology.
  2. (countable) A specific sociophonological system.

Origin of sociophonology

From socio- + phonology.

Questions about sociophonology

What does sociophonology mean?
Sociophonology means a branch of linguistics studying sociolinguistic aspects of phonology; the interaction between sociolinguistics and phonology.
What part of speech is sociophonology?
Sociophonology is a noun.

Words near sociophonology in the dictionary

  1. sociophonetically
  2. sociophonetician
  3. sociophoneticians
  4. sociophonetics
  5. sociophonological
  6. sociophonology
  7. sociophysical
  8. sociophysicist
  9. sociophysicists
  10. sociophysics
  11. sociophysiology

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