Definition of Sociolinguist

1. Noun. A linguist who studies the social and cultural factors that influence linguistic communication.

Generic synonyms: Linguist, Linguistic Scientist
Derivative terms: Sociolinguistics

Definition of Sociolinguist

1. Noun. A person who studies sociolinguistics. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sociolinguist

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sociolinguist

sociogenomics
sociogeographical
sociogeographically
sociogram
sociograms
sociograph
sociographs
sociohistoric
sociohistorical
sociohistorically
sociohistories
sociohistory
sociolect
sociolects
sociolegal
sociolinguist (current term)
sociolinguistic
sociolinguistically
sociolinguistics
sociolinguists
sociologese
sociologeses
sociologic
sociological
sociologically
sociologies
sociologism
sociologist
sociologists
sociologize

Literary usage of Sociolinguist

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Melancholy Scene of Devastation: The Public Response to the 1793 by J. Worth Estes, Billy G. Smith (1997)
"... Itself," sociolinguist Barbara Johnstone describes a remarkably similar narrative of citizen action told by residents and journalists in Fort Wayne, ..."

2. A Melancholy Scene of Devastation: The Public Response to the 1793 by J. Worth Estes, Billy G. Smith (1997)
"M In "The City That Saved Itself," sociolinguist Barbara Johnstone describes a remarkably similar narrative of citizen action told by residents and ..."

3. America's Lab Report: Investigations in High School Science by Susan R. Singer, Margaret L. Hilton, Heidi A. Schweingruber (2006)
"A sociolinguist by training, she has been actively involved in teaching and research in the area of language, culture, "multiliteracies," and the discourses ..."

4. Transsexuals: Life from Both Sides by Lynn Hubschman (1999)
"The sociolinguist Livia Polanyi interviewed McCloskey about the implications of her sex change and whether it influences her thinking about economics. ..."

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