In linguistics, a sociolect is the variety of language characteristic of a social background or status. Linguistics is the scientific study of Language, encompassing a number of sub-fields It is a portmanteau term combining the morphemes “socio-,” meaning social and “-lect,” meaning a variety of language. In Morpheme-based morphology, a morpheme is the smallest linguistic unit that has semantic meaning.

A dialect which evolves from regional speech may also have sociolectical implications. A dialect (from the Greek word διάλεκτος dialektos) is a variety of a Language that is characteristic of a particular group of For example, standard Italian is a dialect in that it is particular to Tuscany; yet, being the national language of Italy, it is also a sociolect in that it carries a certain prestige from being the lingua franca throughout the country – both in broadcasting, in the press, and by people of high social status. Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy. Tuscany (Toscana is a region in Italy. It has an area of 22990 km² and a population of about 3 A lingua franca (from Italian, literally meaning Frankish language, see etymology under Sabir and Italian below is any Language widely

See also

• Argot
• Idiolect
• Jargon
• Joual
• Literary language
• Register (linguistics)
• Slang
• Sociolinguistics
• Valspeak
• Vernacular

Argot ( French, Spanish and Catalan for " Slang " is a Secret language used by various groups—including but not limited An idiolect is a variety of a Language unique to an individual For Wikipedia jargon see WikipediaGlossary. For hacker slang see Jargon File. Joual is the common name for the linguistic features of Basilectal Quebec French that are associated with the French-speaking Working class in Montreal A literary language is a register of a Language that is used in Literary Writing. In Linguistics, a register is a subset of a Language used for a particular purpose or in a particular social setting Slang is the use of highly informal Words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker's Dialect or Language. Sociolinguistics is the study of the effect of any and all aspects of Society, including cultural norms expectations and context on the way Language is used Valspeak is a common name for a now partially universal American Sociolect, originally of Southern Californians, in particular Valley girls This stereotype Vernacular refers to the Native language of a country or a locality

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