Definitions for sociolect
- a variety of a language used by a particular social group; a social dialect.
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Citations for sociolect
Embodied in his writing are the accents of workers' sociolects as well as echoes from past utterances and the legacy of popular culture.
The principal advantage of a sociolect... is obviously the security it affords: like any closure, that of a language exalts, reassures all the subjects inside, rejects and offends those outside.
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