sociolinguistic

UK //ˌsəʊsiəʊlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk//US //ˌsoʊsioʊlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk//

词源

Combination of 'socio-' (from Latin 'socius' meaning companion) and 'linguistic' (from Latin 'lingua' meaning tongue/language), coined in mid-20th century.

adjective

❶ 指与社会和文化因素相关的语言研究，探讨语言如何反映社会结构、身份和群体差异。

“Sociolinguistic studies show how dialects vary across social classes.”

（社会语言学研究表明方言如何因社会阶层不同而变化。）

“Her research focuses on sociolinguistic patterns in urban communities.”

（她的研究聚焦于城市社区中的社会语言学模式。）

同义词:language-society-related, linguistic-anthropological, communicative-cultural

常见短语

sociolinguistic variable — 指语言中因社会因素（如年龄、性别、阶级）而变化的特征，用于分析语言与社会的关系。

“Pronunciation differences often serve as sociolinguistic variables in research.”

（发音差异常被作为研究中的社会语言学变量。）