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linguistics vs sociolinguistics

sociolinguistics vs linguistics

linguistics and sociolinguistics both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
linguistics Yes No No No
sociolinguistics Yes No No No
As nouns, sociolinguistics is a hyponym of linguistics; that is, sociolinguistics is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than linguistics:
  • linguistics: the scientific study of language
  • sociolinguistics: the study of language in relation to its sociocultural context
linguistics (noun) sociolinguistics (noun)
the scientific study of language the study of language in relation to its sociocultural context
the humanistic study of language and literature
Difference between linguistics and sociolinguistics

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