Sociophonetics
//ˌsoʊsi.oʊfəˈnɛtɪks// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A branch of linguistics studying sociolinguistic aspects of speech sounds; the interaction between sociolinguistics and phonetics. uncountable
Example
More examples"I read the dissertation "The Sociophonetics and Phonology of the Cavite Chabacano Vowel System.""
Etymology
From socio- + phonetics.
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